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$249.95
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$422.81
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$281.78
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$279
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1638 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Up to 11% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $249.95 vs $281.78
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 133 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 12 vs 6 GB
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
113
84.9624060150376%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
$249.95
100%
SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 160 Bits SFF GPU HDMI DisplayPort Dual Displays
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
96.16647127784292%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
68.69346733668341%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$299 | 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 |
| 6 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 192.2 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 |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or GeForce RTX 3060
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
106 FPS
$10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$8.42/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$7.12/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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107 FPS
$7.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$9.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
$9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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109 FPS
$10.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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109 FPS
$9.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009.99
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101 FPS
$11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
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