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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2182 days newer than GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 74% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 960 - 99 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 12 vs 2 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
37%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | 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 |
| 2 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 960 or GeForce RTX 3060
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
91 FPS
$12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$995
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84 FPS
$14.96/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
$15.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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84 FPS
$20.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$8.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$18.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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