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GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3090

GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3090: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

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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 6419 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6419 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
MSRP $1499

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Gigabyte 24GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Turbo GDDR6X Graphics Card Model GV-N3090TURBO-24GD

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB 24GB Graphics Card GV-N3090AORUSX WB-24GD GV-N3090AORUSX WB-24GD

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 133 days older than GeForce RTX 3060.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Up to 71% better value when playing Halo Infinite than GeForce RTX 3090 - $4.10 vs $14.00 per FPS
Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 170 vs 350 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090

Performs up to 67% better in Halo Infinite than GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 72 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 24 vs 12 GB

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Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

72

60%

Value, $/FPS

$4.1/FPS

100%

Price, $

$294.99

100%

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 6419 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

FPS

120

100%

Value, $/FPS

$14/FPS

29%

Price, $

$1679.99

17%

FPS Winner

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6419 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

413

FPS

499

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

104

FPS

180

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

704

FPS

886

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

391

FPS

400

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

117

FPS

155

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

45%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

36%

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

189.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

556 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3060	vs	GeForce RTX 3090
Jan 12th, 2021	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 30
$329	MSRP	$1499
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12 GB	Memory	24 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6X
192-bit	Bus	384-bit
360 GB/s	Bandwidth	936.2 GB/s
1320 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1395 MHz
1777 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1695 MHz
1875 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1219 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 3090

With selected game settings

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STGAubron Gaming PC

62 FPS

$15.48/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$959.99

In Stock

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ViprTech Ghost 2.0 Gaming PC

58 FPS

$14.22/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

60 FPS

$16.74/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,004.64

In Stock

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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

In Stock

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Lenovo Legion Tower T5 Gaming Desktop PC

60 FPS

$21.65/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299

In Stock

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CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

63 FPS

$22.22/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

58 FPS

$27.35/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

72 FPS

$36.1/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

61 FPS

$21.23/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

60 FPS

$20/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.98

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$542.14

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$294.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

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$294.99

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$1,079.99

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$1,335.9

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$1,679.99

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$169.99

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$324.99

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GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

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$519.99

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$1,679.99

$139.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

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$404.99

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$1,679.99

$259.99

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$1,679.99

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$999.83

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$83.99

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$1,679.99

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$64.99

GeForce RTX 3090

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$648.09

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$1,699.99

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$1,679.99

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$1,679.99

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$2,749.99

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Out of Stock

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$1,679.99

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$1,679.99

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$1,679.99

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$342.53

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$1,679.99

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$449.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

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$689.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

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$889.19

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$1,679.99

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$542.14

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$1,679.99

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$199.99

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GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

$1,079.99