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£254.99
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP $329
Availability
MSRP $329
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£257.97
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Same as Founder's Edition
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£299.95
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Boost Clock
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£273.98
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP $79
Availability
MSRP $79
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£68.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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£94.54
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Same as Founder's Edition
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£72.95
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Same as Founder's Edition
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£67.5
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Same as Founder's Edition
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£96.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 1030 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1336 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 62% better in Dead Space than GeForce GT 1030 - 73 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 12 vs 2 GB
Advantages of GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 73% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - £68.99 vs £254.99
- Up to 56% better value when playing Dead Space than GeForce RTX 3060 - £1.53 vs £3.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 30 vs 170 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
73
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.49/FPS
44%
Price, £
£254.99
27%
FPS 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)
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GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
45
62%
Value, £/FPS
£1.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£68.99
100%
Value Winner
MSI GeForce GT 1030 4GHD4 LP OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR4, 2100 MHz, PCI Express 3.0 x16, 64 bit, DP, HDMI
Buy for £68.99 on Amazon
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Updated 759 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
28%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
18%
GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | May 17th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $329 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1228 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1468 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GT 1030
With selected game settings
64 FPS
£16.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,069
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64 FPS
£14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£929.95
In Stock
63 FPS
£15.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£969.95
In Stock
64 FPS
£13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£888.71
In Stock
58 FPS
£20.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199.95
In Stock
57 FPS
£15.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-9700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£874.95
In Stock
62 FPS
£21.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,344.95
In Stock
57 FPS
£14.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£849.95
In Stock
62 FPS
£12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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57 FPS
£17.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£984.95
In Stock
63 FPS
£12.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£769.99
In Stock
56 FPS
£11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£664.95
In Stock
56 FPS
£13.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£749.95
In Stock
59 FPS
£18.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
In Stock
71 FPS
£19.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,374.95
In Stock
72 FPS
£27.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,986.91
In Stock
59 FPS
£12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£719.99
In Stock
66 FPS
£19.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,313.06
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