GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 vs Quadro M1200

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	468	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	78
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.92	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17P-Q1	GA104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 January 2017 (7 years ago)	1 September 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329
Current price	$1372	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	640	3584
Core clock speed	991 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	1870 Million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.72	199.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M1200 and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	360.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.0	8.6

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 January 2017	1 September 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	170 Watt

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