GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104 vs 9200M GS GDDR3
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G98 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | October 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 529 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 195 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.116 | 199.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0208 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 4 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 16 KB | 3 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 12-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 702 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.23 GB/s | 240.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 195 Watt |
9200M GS GDDR3 has 1400% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060 8 GB GA104, on the other hand, has a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9200M GS GDDR3 and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9200M GS GDDR3 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104 is a desktop one.
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