GeForce RTX 3060 vs P104-100

Aggregate performance score

P104-100
2017
4 GB GDDR5X
9.69

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms P104-100 by a whopping 357% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking42771
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.0742.77
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP104Ampere GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 December 2017 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329
Current price$16.88 $317 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 151% better value for money than P104-100.

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 cores19203584
Core clock speed1607 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt
Texture fill rate208.0199.0
Floating-point performance8,873 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed10008 MHz15000 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.3 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.18.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

P104-100 9.69
RTX 3060 44.24
+357%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms P104-100 by 357% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

P104-100 3743
RTX 3060 17085
+356%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms P104-100 by 356% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

P104-100 52141
RTX 3060 88585
+69.9%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms P104-100 by 70% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

P104-100 46609
RTX 3060 89918
+92.9%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms P104-100 by 93% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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 HD24−27
−408%
122
+408%
1440p16−18
−406%
81
+406%
4K10−12
−410%
51
+410%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
−343%
350−400
+343%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−295%
300−310
+295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 102
−341%
450−500
+341%
Battlefield 5 140−150
−323%
600−650
+323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−349%
400−450
+349%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−349%
350−400
+349%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−330%
400−450
+330%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−317%
450−500
+317%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−335%
700−750
+335%
Hitman 3 120
−317%
500−550
+317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 259
−344%
1150−1200
+344%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−317%
500−550
+317%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
−341%
450−500
+341%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 226
−342%
1000−1050
+342%
Watch Dogs: Legion 108
−317%
450−500
+317%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−295%
300−310
+295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
−312%
350−400
+312%
Battlefield 5 140−150
−323%
600−650
+323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−349%
400−450
+349%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
−300%
300−310
+300%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−330%
400−450
+330%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−317%
450−500
+317%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−335%
700−750
+335%
Hitman 3 104
−333%
450−500
+333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−342%
800−850
+342%
Metro Exodus 58
−348%
260−270
+348%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
−341%
450−500
+341%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180
−344%
800−850
+344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 171
−339%
750−800
+339%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−333%
450−500
+333%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−295%
300−310
+295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
−300%
300−310
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−349%
400−450
+349%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
−353%
290−300
+353%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−330%
400−450
+330%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−335%
700−750
+335%
Horizon Zero Dawn 142
−323%
600−650
+323%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 154
−355%
700−750
+355%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−311%
300−310
+311%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
−341%
260−270
+341%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
−341%
450−500
+341%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−302%
350−400
+302%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−333%
450−500
+333%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−349%
220−230
+349%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
−350%
270−280
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−335%
300−310
+335%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−336%
170−180
+336%
Far Cry 5 94
−326%
400−450
+326%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−326%
400−450
+326%
Hitman 3 68
−341%
300−310
+341%
Horizon Zero Dawn 106
−325%
450−500
+325%
Metro Exodus 89
−349%
400−450
+349%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
−335%
500−550
+335%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−348%
300−310
+348%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
−344%
200−210
+344%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−295%
300−310
+295%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−344%
200−210
+344%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−347%
170−180
+347%
Hitman 3 45
−344%
200−210
+344%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−348%
260−270
+348%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
−342%
190−200
+342%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
−344%
280−290
+344%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−352%
140−150
+352%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
−347%
170−180
+347%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−348%
130−140
+348%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−344%
80−85
+344%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−344%
120−130
+344%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−344%
280−290
+344%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60
−350%
270−280
+350%
Metro Exodus 50
−340%
220−230
+340%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
−344%
120−130
+344%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−350%
180−190
+350%

This is how P104-100 and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 408% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 406% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 410% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.69 44.24
Recency 12 December 2017 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the P104-100 in performance tests.


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