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In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 329 days older than the more expensive GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 8% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - 65 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - £263.47 vs £450.58
- Up to 46% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - £4.05 vs £7.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - 170 vs 184 Watts
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
65
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.05/FPS
100%
Price, £
£263.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G (12GB GDDR6/PCI Express 3.0/1650MHz/14000MHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
88%
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Dec 7th, 2021 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| $329 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1470 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
58 FPS
£16.72/FPS
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Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£20.09/FPS
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Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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57 FPS
£12.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£20.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£18.13/FPS
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Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
£21.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£12.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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65 FPS
£24.33/FPS
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Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£15.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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52 FPS
£16.35/FPS
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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