RTX A2000 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

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General info

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated133
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data9.33
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGA104GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2021 (2 years old)23 November 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $449
Current priceno data$967 (2.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores35843328
Boost clock speed1777 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate199.0124.8

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed15 GB/s12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/s288.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
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API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.6

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 September 2021 23 November 2021
Cost $329 $449
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 70 Watt

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
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