GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming

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The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Consumes up to 29% less energy – 120 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 6 GB

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Jul 19th, 2016

Average FPS

70%

Min 1% FPS

62%

Price, £

Out of Stock

Value, £/FPS

Not Available

All items are out of stock.

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£249.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.52/FPS

100%

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 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

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1837 MHz Boost, Ampere Architechture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G (rev. 2.0) Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD Rev2.0 Video Card

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Jul 19th, 2016

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Jul 19th, 2016

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4203

48%

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

8747

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Jul 19th, 2016

Memory

6 GB

50%

Memory Bandwidth

192.2 GB/s

53%

Pixel Fillrate

82.03 GPixel/s

96%

Texture Fillrate

136.7 GTexel/s

69%

FP32

4.375 TFLOPS

34%

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Memory

12 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

360 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

12.74 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3060
General
Jul 19th, 2016	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
$299.00	MSRP	$329.00
GeForce 10	Generation	GeForce 30
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
120 W	Power Consumption	170 W
Memory
6 GB	Memory Size	12 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Memory Bus	192-bit
192.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
82.03 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	85.3 GPixel/s
136.7 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	199 GTexel/s
4.375 TFLOPS	FP32	12.74 TFLOPS