nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6 175W $499 Oct 2018
GeForce RTX 2070
$499 • Oct 2018
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 2070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 175 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1620 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | 36 | 28 |
| TMUs | 144 | 112 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 103.7 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 448 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.465 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 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
8494
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
8993 (+6%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
97923 (+7%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
91603
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)
100.2 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
109.4 FPS (+9%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16132
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
16870 (+5%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (293 benchmarks)
The Callisto Protocol
7.3 2022 • Action, Adventure Striking Distance Studios
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Cities Skylines II
7.8 2023 • Simulation Colossal Order Ltd.
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 2070 (+3%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 2070 (+13%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 2070 (+11%)
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage
8 2023 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+10%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XVI
7.7 2024 • Action, RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Starfield
7.6 2023 • RPG Bethesda Game Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+28%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
REMNANT II
2023 • Gunfire Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 293 benchmarks across 59 games
52
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
VS
+11.2%
58
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
17
Wins
52
Avg FPS
44
Min FPS
6%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
260
Wins
58
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
89%
Win Rate
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