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GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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 1466 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1466 minutes ago

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 1466 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1466 minutes ago

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

Prices and Stock

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 329 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - 224 vs 217 FPS
Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - 170 vs 184 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Up to 32% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $199.99 vs $294.99
Up to 30% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.92 vs $1.32 per FPS

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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

224

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.32/FPS

70%

Price, $

$294.99

67%

FPS 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 1466 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021

FPS

217

97%

Value, $/FPS

$0.92/FPS

100%

Price, $

$199.99

100%

Value Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1466 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021

407

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

98

FPS

104

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

689

FPS

704

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

390

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

113

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

89%

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

79.2 GPixel/s

93%

Texel Fillrate

224.4 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3060	vs	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

PCs Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

With selected game settings

STGAubron Gaming PC Image

STGAubron Gaming PC

204 FPS

$4.71/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

196 FPS

$4.21/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$824.99

In Stock

Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC Image

Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC

200 FPS

$5.02/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,004.64

In Stock

Centaurus Warlock 7 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Centaurus Warlock 7 Gaming Desktop PC

212 FPS

$5.66/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-13700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

In Stock

Lenovo Legion Tower T5 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion Tower T5 Gaming Desktop PC

200 FPS

$6.5/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299

In Stock

CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

206 FPS

$6.8/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399.99

In Stock

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC

196 FPS

$8.09/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

224 FPS

$11.6/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

202 FPS

$6.41/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-11600KF

16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,294.99

In Stock

ASUS ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC Image

ASUS ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC

200 FPS

$6/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.98

In Stock

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$294.99

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$169.99

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$649.99

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$294.99

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$309.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

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$324.99

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$294.99

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$519.99

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$294.99

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$404.99

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$294.99

$259.99

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$294.99

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$999.83

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$83.99

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$294.99

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$64.99

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$294.99

$149.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$648.09

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

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$1,699.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

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Out of Stock

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$294.99

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$259.9

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$294.99

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$2,749.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

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Out of Stock

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$294.99

$54.99

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$294.99

$501.92

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$294.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$342.53

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$449.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$689.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

$889.19

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$74.98

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 3070

$542.14

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

$1,079.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$1,335.9

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$179.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$649.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$324.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

$199.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

$139.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

$259.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$999.83

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

$83.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

$149.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$648.09

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,699.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

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$259.9

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,749.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

$54.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

$501.92

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$342.53

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$449.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$689.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

$889.19

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

$74.98

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 3070

$542.14

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

$199.99

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

$1,079.99