GeForce RTX 3060 vs RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile
Aggregate performance score
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by a significant 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 41 | 71 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 42.69 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | DG2-512 | Ampere GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 October 2022 (1 year ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
| Current price | no data | $317 (1x MSRP) |
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 | 4096 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1680 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 199.0 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile and GeForce RTX 3060 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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 20000 MHz | 15000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 360.0 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 Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.6 |
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.
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 82% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 42% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 6% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 219% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 3310% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 238% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 297% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 229% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 43% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 205% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.
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 HD | 140−150
+19.7%
| 117
−19.7%
|
| 1440p | 90−95
+15.4%
| 78
−15.4%
|
| 4K | 65−70
+20.4%
| 54
−20.4%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 53.61 | 44.19 |
| Recency | 12 October 2022 | 12 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 170 Watt |
The RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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