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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

5 GB GDDR5 | 160-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

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GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

5 GB GDDR5 | 160-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7502 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC, Gaming Graphics Card - NVIDIA RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6 Memory, 192-bit, 15 Gbps

ASUS Gaming Graphics Card - GeForce Dual RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6, RGB, LHR, Ray Tracing, DLSS

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1113 days newer than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 92% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB - 75 vs 39 FPS
Up to 140% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB - 12 vs 5 GB

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Desktop • Dec 26th, 2017

FPS

39

52%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

75

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.93/FPS

100%

Price, $

$294.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7502 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Desktop • Dec 26th, 2017

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

373

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

64

FPS

104

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

600

FPS

704

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

387

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

93

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Desktop • Dec 26th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

68.36 GPixel/s

80%

Texel Fillrate

136.7 GTexel/s

69%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Dec 26th, 2017	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 10	Generation	GeForce 30
Not Available	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
5 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
160-bit	Bus	192-bit
160.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
1506 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
1709 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
2002 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

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STGAubron Gaming PC

60 FPS

$16/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$959.99

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ViprTech Ghost 2.0 Gaming PC

54 FPS

$15.28/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$824.99

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Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC

57 FPS

$17.63/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,004.64

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Centaurus Warlock 7 Gaming Desktop PC

66 FPS

$18.18/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-13700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

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Lenovo Legion Tower T5 Gaming Desktop PC

57 FPS

$22.79/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299

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CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

61 FPS

$22.95/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399.99

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Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC

54 FPS

$29.37/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,586.09

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Lenovo LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop PC

75 FPS

$34.65/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-14900K

64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,599

In Stock

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CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

59 FPS

$21.95/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-11600KF

16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,294.99

In Stock

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ASUS ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC

57 FPS

$21.05/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.98

In Stock

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