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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1113 days newer than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 42% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB - 105 vs 74 FPS
  • Up to 140% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB - 12 vs 5 GB
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Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Desktop • Dec 26th, 2017


FPS

74

70%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

105

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.83/FPS

100%

Price, €

€296.81

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Desktop • Dec 26th, 2017

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Desktop • Dec 26th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

68.36 GPixel/s

80%

Texel Fillrate

136.7 GTexel/s

69%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Logo

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

Dec 26th, 2017Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 10GenerationGeForce 30
Not AvailableMSRP$329
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
5 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
160-bitBus192-bit
160.2 GB/sBandwidth
360 GB/s
1506 MHz
Base Clock Speed1320 MHz
1709 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
2002 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1875 MHz

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