GeForce RTX 3060 vs RTX 2070 Super

Place in the ranking	71	83
Place by popularity	80	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.50	70.86
Power efficiency	15.07	17.87
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 July 2019 (5 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 71% better value for money than RTX 2070 Super.

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	2560	3584
Core clock speed	1605 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	283.2	199.0
Floating-point processing power	9.062 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	160	112
Tensor Cores	320	112
Ray Tracing Cores	40	28

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	360.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RTX 2070 Super 47.28
+6.7%

RTX 3060 44.33

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 2070 Super 18222
+6.7%

RTX 3060 17085

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2070 Super 34964
+23.2%

RTX 3060 28375

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 2070 Super 89209
+11.9%

RTX 3060 79706

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.

RTX 2070 Super 24640
+15.3%

RTX 3060 21379

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 Super 131200
+8.7%

RTX 3060 120745

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.

RTX 2070 Super 99291
+12.5%

RTX 3060 88251

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 Super 521878

RTX 3060 537787
+3%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

RTX 2070 Super 98404
+9.4%

RTX 3060 89918

GeekBench 5 CUDA

RTX 2070 Super 107983
+9.4%

RTX 3060 98715

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 2070 Super 168

RTX 3060 175
+4.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 2070 Super 72
+7.3%

RTX 3060 67

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 2070 Super 12
+34.1%

RTX 3060 9

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 2070 Super 100
+34.2%

RTX 3060 75

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 2070 Super 53
+5.2%

RTX 3060 50

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RTX 2070 Super 42
+3.4%

RTX 3060 41

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RTX 2070 Super 128
+12.5%

RTX 3060 114

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RTX 2070 Super 12
+20%

RTX 3060 10

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 2070 Super 212
+5.4%

RTX 3060 201

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	132 +5.6%	125 −5.6%
1440p	80 +2.6%	78 −2.6%
4K	49 −2%	50 +2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.78	2.63
1440p	6.24	4.22
4K	10.18	6.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

94
+19%

−19%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +11.8%	90−95 −11.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 −15.9%	102 +15.9%
Battlefield 5	183 +28.9%	140−150 −28.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	119 +33.7%	85−90 −33.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	84 +7.7%	78 −7.7%
Far Cry 5	149 +60.2%	90−95 −60.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	158 +46.3%	100−110 −46.3%
Forza Horizon 4	277 +36.5%	200−210 −36.5%
Hitman 3	116 −3.4%	120 +3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	279 +55.9%	170−180 −55.9%
Metro Exodus	144 +5.9%	130−140 −5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +23.2%	95−100 −23.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	203 +22.3%	160−170 −22.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	229 +69.6%	130−140 −69.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	172 +84.9%	90−95 −84.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 −14.9%	85 +14.9%
Battlefield 5	172 +21.1%	140−150 −21.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120 +34.8%	85−90 −34.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +4%	75 −4%
Far Cry 5	120 +29%	90−95 −29%
Far Cry New Dawn	120 +11.1%	100−110 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	258 +27.1%	200−210 −27.1%
Hitman 3	113 −2.7%	116 +2.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270 +50.8%	170−180 −50.8%
Metro Exodus	144 +5.9%	130−140 −5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	92 −7.6%	95−100 +7.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	198 +10%	180 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +6.6%	90−95 −6.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	215 +59.3%	130−140 −59.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 −43.1%	90−95 +43.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 −13.6%	75 +13.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +2.2%	85−90 −2.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	73 +14.1%	64 −14.1%
Far Cry 5	83 −12%	90−95 +12%
Forza Horizon 4	153 −32.7%	200−210 +32.7%
Hitman 3	104 +3%	101 −3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	156 +9.9%	142 −9.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +8.4%	154 −8.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100 +37%	73 −37%
Watch Dogs: Legion	68 +15.3%	59 −15.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114
+15.2%

95−100

−15.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	118 +35.6%	85−90 −35.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 +26.5%	65−70 −26.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57 +16.3%	45−50 −16.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 −13.2%	60 +13.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 +40.4%	50−55 −40.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +20.5%	39 −20.5%
Far Cry 5	66 +29.4%	50−55 −29.4%
Forza Horizon 4	255 +5.8%	240−250 −5.8%
Hitman 3	71 +4.4%	68 −4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +11.3%	106 −11.3%
Metro Exodus	91 +2.2%	89 −2.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 +7%	115 −7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +10.4%	65−70 −10.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	215 +4.9%	200−210 −4.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95
+25%

75−80

−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +26.3%	35−40 −26.3%
Hitman 3	42 −7.1%	45 +7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 −51.2%	190−200 +51.2%
Metro Exodus	78 +32.2%	55−60 −32.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +7.9%	63 −7.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 +25.8%	30−35 −25.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 −18.8%	38 +18.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	44 +51.7%	27−30 −51.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +27.8%	18 −27.8%
Far Cry 5	35 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +33.3%	60−65 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65 −3.1%	67 +3.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +7.4%	27 −7.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

59
+47.5%

40−45

−47.5%

This is how RTX 2070 Super and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super is 6% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super is 3% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 is 2% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Super is 85% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 is 51% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super is ahead in 58 tests (81%)
RTX 3060 is ahead in 14 tests (19%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	47.28	44.33
Recency	9 July 2019	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	170 Watt

RTX 2070 Super has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 26.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 2070 Super and GeForce RTX 3060.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.