GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVS 4200M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 4200M with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

NVS 4200M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 25 Watt
0.66

RTX 3060 outperforms NVS 4200M by a whopping 5692% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking116586
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.88
Power efficiency2.0917.76
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF119GA106
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date22 February 2011 (14 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores483584
Core clock speed810 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors292 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate6.480199.0
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXMPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.6
DLSS-+

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.

NVS 4200M 0.66
RTX 3060 38.23
+5692%

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.

NVS 4200M 294
RTX 3060 17085
+5711%

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.

NVS 4200M 507
RTX 3060 28375
+5497%

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.

NVS 4200M 2298
RTX 3060 79706
+3368%

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.

NVS 4200M 1155
RTX 3060 88251
+7541%

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 HD13
−785%
115
+785%
1440p1−2
−6600%
67
+6600%
4K0−143

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.86
1440pno data4.91
4Kno data7.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−6150%
120−130
+6150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3850%
79
+3850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−6150%
120−130
+6150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3800%
78
+3800%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
Valorant 27−30
−710%
230−240
+710%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−6150%
120−130
+6150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−1290%
270−280
+1290%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3650%
75
+3650%
Dota 2 12−14
−1100%
156
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−8000%
81
+8000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−4375%
179
+4375%
Valorant 27−30
−710%
230−240
+710%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3100%
64
+3100%
Dota 2 12−14
−1031%
147
+1031%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−2075%
87
+2075%
Valorant 27−30
−710%
230−240
+710%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−9367%
280−290
+9367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 39
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−10900%
110−120
+10900%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 30−35
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−447%
82
+447%
Valorant 4−5
−6125%
240−250
+6125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 18
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2800%
55−60
+2800%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Far Cry 5 146
+0%
146
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 124
+0%
124
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
+0%
81
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
+0%
65
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

This is how NVS 4200M and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 785% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 6600% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1440p resolution and the Epic Preset, the RTX 3060 is 10900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is ahead in 31 test (52%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 38.23
Recency 22 February 2011 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 170 Watt

NVS 4200M has 580% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 5692.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 4200M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 4200M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.

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