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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 is 1374 days older than the more expensive GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 - 8 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 89 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $225.98 vs $359.99
- Up to 38% better value when playing Stray than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $2.54 vs $4.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 160 vs 170 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
98%
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
94%
Texel Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2019 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $349 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1365 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1680 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or GeForce RTX 2060
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
86 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$10.21/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$8.05/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$21.18/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$8.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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85 FPS
$15.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
$10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
$24.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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