Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs RTX 3060 GA104
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 91 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | no data | 22.74 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | TU106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 September 2021 (2 years old) | 7 December 2021 (2 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | no data |
| Current price | no data | $530 |
Value for money
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Technical specs
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 | 3584 | 2176 |
| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 184 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 199.0 | 224.4 |
Size and 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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
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 | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 15 GB/s | 14 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 360.0 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | + | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 7.5 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 September 2021 | 7 December 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 184 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
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