nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory1920
Cores336 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6 160W $349 Jan 2019
GeForce RTX 2060
$349 • Jan 2019
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 160 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1680 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 336 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 1920 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | 30 | 28 |
| TMUs | 120 | 112 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 80.64 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 336 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.451 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 445 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 10800 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
7379
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
8993 (+22%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
78934
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
91603 (+16%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.8 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
109.4 FPS (+22%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
14122
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
16870 (+19%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (64 benchmarks)
King's Bounty II
8 2021 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Fulqrum Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+18%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Winner
Loser
HUMANKIND
8.3 2021 • Strategy AMPLITUDE Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+18%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+27%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+37%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+41%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+31%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+29%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+67%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 64 benchmarks across 18 games
59
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
VS
+27.3%
75
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR6
0
Wins
59
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
64
Wins
75
Avg FPS
66
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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