GeForce RTX 3060 3840SP vs Xbox XGPU-S
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kelvin (2001−2003) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | NV2A | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 November 2001 (24 years ago) | 2021 (4 years ago) |
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 | no data | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 233 MHz | 1627 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1852 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 57 million | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 185 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.864 | 222.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 14.22 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 8 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
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).
| Interface | AGP 4x | 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 | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| 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 | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3060 3840SP has a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xbox XGPU-S and GeForce RTX 3060 3840SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xbox XGPU-S is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 3840SP is a desktop one.
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