GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs GTX 690

Place in performance ranking	335	155
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.99	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GK104	GN20-E3 GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 May 2012 (12 years ago)	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data
Current price	$411 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	3840
CUDA cores	3072	no data
Core clock speed	915 MHz	817 MHz
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz	1702 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	234 billion/sec	171.0
Floating-point performance	2x 3,130 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 690 and GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	11.0" (27.9 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5	6 GB
Memory bus width	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	Yes (via dongle)	no data
HDCP	+	no data
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 Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision Live	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 690 14.43

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.50
+125%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms GTX 690 by 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 690 5571

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+125%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms GTX 690 by 125% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 690 13160

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+56.6%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms GTX 690 by 57% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	40−45 −153%	101 +153%
1440p	30−35 −137%	71 +137%
4K	18−20 −133%	42 +133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50
−129%

103

+129%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −146%	55−60 +146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −153%	76 +153%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −136%	100−110 +136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −144%	65−70 +144%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −146%	86 +146%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −143%	70−75 +143%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −134%	80−85 +134%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −138%	130−140 +138%
Hitman 3	45−50 −136%	106 +136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −137%	166 +137%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −134%	164 +134%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −134%	80−85 +134%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −129%	195 +129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −131%	81 +131%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −146%	55−60 +146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −137%	64 +137%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −136%	100−110 +136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −144%	65−70 +144%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −130%	69 +130%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −143%	70−75 +143%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −134%	80−85 +134%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −138%	130−140 +138%
Hitman 3	40−45 −133%	93 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −136%	189 +136%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −136%	106 +136%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −148%	99 +148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −126%	158 +126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −137%	142 +137%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −126%	158 +126%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −146%	55−60 +146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −133%	56 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −144%	65−70 +144%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −130%	62 +130%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −143%	70−75 +143%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −138%	130−140 +138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −140%	120 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −133%	140 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −160%	78 +160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −156%	46 +156%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−140%

96
+140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −130%	60−65 +130%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −148%	99 +148%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −129%	48 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −129%	48 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −144%	39 +144%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −140%	84 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −144%	65−70 +144%
Hitman 3	27−30 −137%	64 +137%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −143%	85 +143%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −143%	85 +143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −153%	101 +153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −144%	40−45 +144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −143%	34 +143%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−129%

80
+129%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −129%	30−35 +129%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%
Hitman 3	18−20 −128%	41 +128%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −133%	42 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −129%	55 +129%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −175%	11 +175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −150%	15 +150%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −138%	57 +138%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −138%	50 +138%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −138%	19 +138%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−144%

44
+144%

This is how GTX 690 and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 153% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 137% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 133% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.43	32.50
Recency	3 May 2012	4 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	115 Watt