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GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

6 GB GDDR5 | 192-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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Updated 7387 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

6 GB GDDR5 | 192-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

In Stock

Updated 7387 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 Max-Q on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1295 days newer than GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Consumes up to 53% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 80 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q - 179 vs 155 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q - 12 vs 6 GB

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Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017

FPS

155

87%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

179

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.65/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 7387 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

369

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

59

FPS

104

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

589

FPS

704

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

387

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

91

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

71.04 GPixel/s

83%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

59%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Jun 27th, 2017	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 10 Mobile	Generation	GeForce 30
Not Available	MSRP	$329
None	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Mobile	Segment	Desktop
6 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Bus	192-bit
192.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
1063 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
1480 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
2002 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

STGAubron Gaming PC Image

STGAubron Gaming PC

127 FPS

$7.56/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$959.99

In Stock

ViprTech Ghost 2.0 Gaming PC Image

ViprTech Ghost 2.0 Gaming PC

111 FPS

$7.43/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$824.99

In Stock

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Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC

119 FPS

$8.44/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

148 FPS

$8.11/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

120 FPS

$10.82/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

133 FPS

$10.53/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 Image

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC

111 FPS

$14.29/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,586.09

In Stock

Lenovo LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop PC

179 FPS

$14.52/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-14900K

64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,599

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

124 FPS

$10.44/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

120 FPS

$10/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.98

In Stock

Laptops Using GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

Dell G7 15.6" Gaming Laptop Image

Dell G7 15.6" Gaming Laptop

64 FPS

$13.88/FPS

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Core i7-8750H

8 GB, 256 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$888

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$169.99

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$649.99

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$294.99

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$309.99

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$294.99

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$309.99

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$324.99

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$294.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$324.99

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$199.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$199.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

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$519.99

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$294.99

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$519.99

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$139.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$139.99

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$404.99

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$294.99

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$404.99

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$259.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$259.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$999.83

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$999.83

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$83.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$83.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

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$294.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

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$149.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$149.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4070

$648.09

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$648.09

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,699.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,699.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

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Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,749.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,749.99

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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Out of Stock

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$294.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Out of Stock

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$54.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$54.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

$501.92

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$501.92

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$342.53

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$342.53

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$449.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$449.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$689.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$689.99

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GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

$889.19

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

$889.19

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$74.98

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$74.98

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 3070

$542.14

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 3070

$542.14

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

$1,079.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

$1,079.99

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$1,335.9

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$1,335.9