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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 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 1608 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 19% better in World of Warcraft than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 178 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 12 vs 3 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Up to 26% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $207.49 vs $281.78
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 120 vs 170 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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 GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
FPS
150
84.26966292134831%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
$207.49
100%
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
96.10785463071512%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
61.80904522613066%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2016 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $329 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1708 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
149 FPS
$7.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$5.99/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$5.06/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060
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$7.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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150 FPS
$7.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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150 FPS
$6.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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142 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
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