GeForce RTX 3060 GDDR6X vs GTX TITAN X

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking147not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.50no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGM200GA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 March 2015 (9 years ago)2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data
Current price$290 (0.3x MSRP)$383

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores30723584
CUDA cores3072no data
Core clock speed1000 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1075 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt195 Watt
Texture fill rate192 billion/sec199.0
Floating-point performance6,691 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
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin + 8-pin1x 12-pin
SLI options4xno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s19 GB/s
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s304.1 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 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.

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 195 Watt

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