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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
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$230.98
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 2060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 736 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 11% better in Control than GeForce RTX 2060 - 80 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 - 12 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Up to 18% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $230.98 vs $279.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing Control than GeForce RTX 3060 - $3.21 vs $3.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 160 vs 170 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.5/FPS
91%
Price, $
$279.99
82%
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 RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
FPS
72
90%
Value, $/FPS
$3.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$230.98
100%
Value Winner
KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit PC Graphics Card HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
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 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2019 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$329 | 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
360 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 or GeForce RTX 2060
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
78 FPS
$15.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$11.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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76 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
$18.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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77 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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74 FPS
$21.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$21.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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