GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs GT 710

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1029	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Power efficiency	6.00	no data
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GK208	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 March 2014 (12 years ago)	12 January 2021 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$34.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	192	3840
Core clock speed	954 MHz	817 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1282 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	60 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	15.26	153.8
Floating-point processing power	0.3663 TFLOPS	9.846 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	16	120
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30
L1 Cache	16 KB	3.8 MB
L2 Cache	128 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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
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	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	No outputs
Multi monitor support	3 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision	+	-
PureVideo	+	-
PhysX	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 March 2014	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	60 Watt