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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2182 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 42% better in Dirt 5 than GeForce GTX 960 - 139 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 12 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 56% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - €129.0 vs €296.16
- Up to 38% better value when playing Dirt 5 than GeForce RTX 3060 - €1.32 vs €2.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
139
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.13/FPS
61%
Price, €
€296.16
43%
FPS Winner
Scheda grafica da gioco ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 3060 Twin Edge da 12 GB GDDR6
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GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
FPS
98
70%
Value, €/FPS
€1.32/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129
100%
Value Winner
OUTLET COMPUTER GeForce GTX 960 4 GB GDDR5 Scheda Video Doppia Ventola
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $329 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 960
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
66 FPS
€14.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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128 FPS
€8.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-14700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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93 FPS
€10.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€989
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80 FPS
€10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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97 FPS
€9.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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110 FPS
€7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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96 FPS
€9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
€11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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93 FPS
€10.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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120 FPS
€9.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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