GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs GTX 275

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	771	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.31	no data
Power efficiency	1.15	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GT200B	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 January 2009 (16 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	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	240	3840
Core clock speed	633 MHz	817 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1282 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	60 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	50.64	153.8
Floating-point processing power	0.6739 TFLOPS	9.846 TFLOPS
ROPs	28	48
TMUs	80	120
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30
L1 Cache	no data	3.8 MB
L2 Cache	224 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-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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	896 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	448 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1134 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	127.0 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	Two Dual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

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	6.5
OpenGL	3.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 January 2009	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	60 Watt

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