GeForce RTX 3060 vs GTX 750

Aggregate performance score

GTX 750
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
8.67

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 750 by a whopping 410% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking46271
Place by popularity645
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.8442.73
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGM107Ampere GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 February 2014 (10 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119 $329
Current price$340 (2.9x MSRP)$317 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 4987% better value for money than GTX 750.

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 cores5123584
CUDA cores512no data
Core clock speed1020 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt170 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.72199.0
Floating-point performance1,111 gflopsno data

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s15000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
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 750 8.67
RTX 3060 44.20
+410%

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 750 by 410% 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 750 3350
RTX 3060 17085
+410%

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 750 by 410% 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 750 3970
RTX 3060 21379
+439%

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 750 by 439% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 750 9483
RTX 3060 88585
+834%

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 750 by 834% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 750 8900
RTX 3060 89918
+910%

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 750 by 910% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 750 10448
RTX 3060 98715
+845%

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 750 by 845% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD21−24
−457%
117
+457%
1440p14−16
−457%
78
+457%
4K10−12
−440%
54
+440%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.67 44.20
Recency 18 February 2014 12 January 2021
Cost $119 $329
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 170 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 750 in performance tests.


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