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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 5% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce RTX 2060 - 158 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 - 12 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Up to 25% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $209.98 vs $281.78
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 160 vs 170 Watts
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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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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
Maximum
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
98.71031746031747%
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
94.5369284876905%
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
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
127 FPS
$8.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
$6.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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100 FPS
$8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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122 FPS
$5.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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134 FPS
$13.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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128 FPS
$5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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136 FPS
$8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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115 FPS
$7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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116 FPS
$8.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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131 FPS
$8.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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