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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2182 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 39% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GTX 960 - 427 vs 307 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GTX 960 - $0.57 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 12 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 4% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $209.93 vs $219.35
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
427
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€243.48
95%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $329 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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