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GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Grafikkarte - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2

Buy for 288.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 327 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Grafikkarte - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2

Buy for 288.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 327 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 2820 days newer than GeForce GTX 960.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 120 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

  • Performs up to 103% better in Control than GeForce GTX 960 - 71 vs 35 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 8 vs 2 GB
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Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Logo
GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015


FPS

35

49.29577464788733%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022


FPS

71

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€288.21

100%

FPS Winner

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Grafikkarte - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2

Buy for 288.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 327 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Logo
GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Logo
GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015


Pixel Fillrate

37.7 GPixel/s

44.19695193434936%

Texel Fillrate

75.39 GTexel/s

37.88442211055276%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Jan 22nd, 2015Release Date
Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce 900GenerationGeForce 30
$199MSRPNot Available
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
128-bitBus128-bit
112.2 GB/sBandwidth
240 GB/s
1127 MHzBase Clock Speed
1320 MHz
1178 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
1753 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1875 MHz

Builds Using GeForce GTX 960 or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Control, 1920 x 1080, High

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