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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2182 days newer than GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 112% better in Fortnite than GeForce GTX 960 - 102 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 12 vs 2 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
44.19695193434936%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
37.88442211055276%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 960 or GeForce RTX 3060
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
93 FPS
£6.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£11.13/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£9.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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94 FPS
£10.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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94 FPS
£13.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
£10.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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102 FPS
£11.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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84 FPS
£10.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
£14.65/FPS
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
£7.6/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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