GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 vs Radeon R9 M280X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 922 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 35 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Saturn | GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 February 2015 (10 years ago) | 1 September 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
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 cores | 896 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 199.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.971 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 56 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | Not Listed | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | 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 | Not Listed | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 0 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | Not Listed | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 February 2015 | 1 September 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M280X and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M280X is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 is a desktop one.
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