GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

Place in the ranking	308	173
Place by popularity	not in top-100	67
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.16	no data
Power efficiency	14.78	28.10
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 August 2016 (8 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549.99	no data

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 cores	2048	3840
Core clock speed	926 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1074 MHz	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	137.5	171.0
Floating-point processing power	4.399 TFLOPS	10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	128	120
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30

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	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	336.0 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 outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
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.

RX 470 Mobile 18.01

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.24
+79%

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.

RX 470 Mobile 10715

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+92.3%

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	50−55 −96%	98 +96%
1440p	35−40 −85.7%	65 +85.7%
4K	21−24 −100%	42 +100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	11.00	no data
1440p	15.71	no data
4K	26.19	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −186%	103 +186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −60.3%	90−95 +60.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −125%	81 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −157%	195 +157%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −135%	115 +135%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −91.8%	94 +91.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −55.8%	65−70 +55.8%
Valorant	70−75 −75.7%	130−140 +75.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −60.3%	90−95 +60.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −86.1%	67 +86.1%
Dota 2	65−70 −90.8%	124 +90.8%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −29%	80 +29%
Fortnite	95−100 −54.1%	150−160 +54.1%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −108%	158 +108%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −102%	99 +102%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 −86.2%	121 +86.2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −59.2%	78 +59.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −47.2%	180−190 +47.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −30.2%	56 +30.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −94.7%	110−120 +94.7%
Valorant	70−75 −36.5%	101 +36.5%
World of Tanks	210−220 −26.5%	270−280 +26.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −60.3%	90−95 +60.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −63.9%	59 +63.9%
Dota 2	65−70 −90.8%	124 +90.8%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −43.5%	85−90 +43.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −84.2%	140 +84.2%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −65.3%	81 +65.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −47.2%	180−190 +47.2%
Valorant	70−75 −132%	172 +132%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 −168%	75 +168%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −159%	75 +159%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −5.4%	170−180 +5.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −150%	40 +150%
World of Tanks	120−130 −68%	210−220 +68%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −70.3%	60−65 +70.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −164%	37 +164%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −152%	121 +152%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −120%	101 +120%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −117%	63 +117%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −107%	85 +107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −112%	50−55 +112%
Valorant	45−50 −207%	141 +207%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Dota 2	30−35 −135%	73 +135%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −135%	73 +135%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −138%	31 +138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −90.7%	100−110 +90.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −83.3%	22 +83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −135%	73 +135%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −100%	35−40 +100%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −220%	16 +220%
Dota 2	30−35 −206%	95 +206%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −100%	45−50 +100%
Fortnite	21−24 −105%	40−45 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −122%	60 +122%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −127%	34 +127%
Valorant	21−24 −195%	62 +195%

This is how RX 470 Mobile and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 96% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 86% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 100% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 220% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3060 Mobile surpassed RX 470 Mobile in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.01	32.24
Recency	4 August 2016	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt

RX 470 Mobile has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 79% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 6.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 Mobile in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.