GeForce GTX 870M vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming

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The GeForce GTX 870M 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 870M

Consumes up to 41% less energy – 100 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 3 GB

GeForce GTX 870M vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce GTX 870M

Mar 12th, 2014

Average FPS

48%

Min 1% FPS

36%

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 870M vs GeForce RTX 3060 in My Games

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

GeForce GTX 870M

Mar 12th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce GTX 870M vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce GTX 870M

Mar 12th, 2014

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

1344

15%

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

8747

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce GTX 870M vs GeForce RTX 3060 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce GTX 870M

Mar 12th, 2014

Memory

3 GB

25%

Memory Bandwidth

120 GB/s

33%

Pixel Fillrate

27.08 GPixel/s

32%

Texture Fillrate

108.3 GTexel/s

54%

FP32

2.599 TFLOPS

20%

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 870M	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3060
General
Mar 12th, 2014	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
Not Available	MSRP	$329.00
GeForce 800M	Generation	GeForce 30
Laptop	Segment	Desktop
100 W	Power Consumption	170 W
Memory
3 GB	Memory Size	12 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Memory Bus	192-bit
120 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
27.08 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	85.3 GPixel/s
108.3 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	199 GTexel/s
2.599 TFLOPS	FP32	12.74 TFLOPS