GeForce RTX 3060 vs Qualcomm Adreno 680

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm Adreno 680 with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

Qualcomm Adreno 680
2018
7 Watt
2.22

RTX 3060 outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 680 by a whopping 1902% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking86082
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.34
Power efficiency21.8818.04
Architectureno dataAmpere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 December 2018 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 coresno data3584
Core clock speedno data1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data199.0
Floating-point processing powerno data12.74 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data112
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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data12 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data360.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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. 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 680 2.22
RTX 3060 44.44
+1902%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 680 854
RTX 3060 17085
+1901%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 680 1936
RTX 3060 28375
+1366%

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 HD6−7
−1933%
122
+1933%
1440p3−4
−2300%
72
+2300%
4K2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.70
1440pno data4.57
4Kno data6.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−860%
95−100
+860%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1480%
79
+1480%
Elden Ring 3−4
−3867%
119
+3867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2120%
110−120
+2120%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−860%
95−100
+860%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1440%
77
+1440%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1955%
226
+1955%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−3900%
120
+3900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2120%
110−120
+2120%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−860%
95−100
+860%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1340%
72
+1340%
Dota 2 5−6
−2820%
146
+2820%
Elden Ring 3−4
−4867%
149
+4867%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−650%
105
+650%
Fortnite 10−12
−1600%
180−190
+1600%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1536%
180
+1536%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−2720%
141
+2720%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−2800%
87
+2800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−895%
200−210
+895%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1700%
160−170
+1700%
World of Tanks 40−45
−564%
270−280
+564%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2120%
110−120
+2120%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−860%
95−100
+860%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1100%
60
+1100%
Dota 2 5−6
−2840%
147
+2840%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−636%
100−110
+636%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1300%
154
+1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−895%
200−210
+895%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 1−2
−8400%
85
+8400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1067%
170−180
+1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4500%
45−50
+4500%
World of Tanks 14−16
−1907%
280−290
+1907%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7700%
75−80
+7700%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−422%
45−50
+422%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1133%
37
+1133%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−2283%
140−150
+2283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2600%
80−85
+2600%
Valorant 8−9
−1750%
140−150
+1750%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−413%
82
+413%
Elden Ring 1−2
−4300%
44
+4300%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−447%
82
+447%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2350%
140−150
+2350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−447%
82
+447%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
Dota 2 16−18
−619%
115
+619%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−3350%
65−70
+3350%
Fortnite 1−2
−6500%
65−70
+6500%
Valorant 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 81
+0%
81
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 115
+0%
115
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%

This is how Qualcomm Adreno 680 and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 1933% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 2300% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 2400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Elden Ring, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 is 8400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is ahead in 52 tests (83%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.22 44.44
Recency 6 December 2018 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 170 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 680 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 2328.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 1901.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 680 in performance tests.

Be aware that Qualcomm Adreno 680 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.


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