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GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 1060 6 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
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)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 501 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
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)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 501 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 6 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 1638 days newer than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

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

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 49% better in The Last of Us Part I than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 52 vs 35 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 12 vs 6 GB
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The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016


FPS

35

67%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

52

100%

Value, £/FPS

£4.9/FPS

100%

Price, £

£254.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 501 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

82.03 GPixel/s

96%

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 6 GB Logo

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

Jul 19th, 2016Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 10GenerationGeForce 30
$299
MSRP$329
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
192-bitBus192-bit
192.2 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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