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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 1030 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1336 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 34% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GT 1030 - 133 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 12 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 78% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $64.99 vs $291.89
- Up to 70% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.66 vs $2.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 30 vs 170 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.19/FPS
30%
Price, $
$291.89
22%
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
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GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
99
74%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
27%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | May 17th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$329 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1228 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1468 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GT 1030
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
114 FPS
$10.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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122 FPS
$9.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$7.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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106 FPS
$12.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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122 FPS
$8.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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114 FPS
$11.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,149
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92 FPS
$11.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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109 FPS
$11.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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