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$1,475
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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $1499
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
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$299
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$399
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$159.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 1505 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 241% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 150 vs 44 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 24 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Up to 80% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $299.0 vs $1475.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce RTX 3090 - $6.8 vs $9.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 120 vs 350 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.83/FPS
69%
Price, $
$1475
20%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
44
29%
Value, $/FPS
$6.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Dual-Fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O6G)
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Updated 179 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
43%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
24%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$1499 | MSRP | $299 |
| 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 |
24 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| 1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
| 1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3090 or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
147 FPS
$19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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147 FPS
$12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,775.18
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147 FPS
$22.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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148 FPS
$21.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,189.99
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148 FPS
$18.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,679
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146 FPS
$20.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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147 FPS
$17.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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149 FPS
$18.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,798
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147 FPS
$19.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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147 FPS
$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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