Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce RTX 3060 vs TITAN V
Aggregated performance score
TITAN V
2017
12 GB HBM2
44.21
+0.2%
RTX 3060
2021
12 GB GDDR6
44.11
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 71 | 72 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 6 |
| Value for money | 40.39 | 42.52 |
| Architecture | Volta (2017−2020) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | GV100 | Ampere GA106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 December 2017 (6 years old) | 12 January 2021 (3 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,999 | $329 |
| Current price | $228 (0.1x MSRP) | $317 (1x MSRP) |
Value for money
RTX 3060 has 5% better value for money than TITAN V.
Technical specs
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 | 5120 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1455 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 21,100 million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 465.6 | 199.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 14,899 gflops | no data |
Size and 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 242 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
Memory
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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 3072 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1696 MHz | 15000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 651.3 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 7.0 | 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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
TITAN V outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 71% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
TITAN V outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 64% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
TITAN V outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 82% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.
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 | 120−130
−1.7%
| 122
+1.7%
|
| 1440p | 152
+100%
| 76
−100%
|
| 4K | 82
+64%
| 50
−64%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 44.21 | 44.11 |
| Recency | 7 December 2017 | 12 January 2021 |
| Cost | $2999 | $329 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 170 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between TITAN V and GeForce RTX 3060.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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