nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores192.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
$299 • Jul 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
6GB GDDR5 120W $299 Jul 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 170 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | 28 | N/A |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 192.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 4.375 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 4400 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8993 (+120%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
4085
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603 (+134%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
39230
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS (+100%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
54.6 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870 (+67%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
10080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (54 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+101%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+100%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+104%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
King's Bounty II
8 2021 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Fulqrum Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+88%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+91%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+92%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
HUMANKIND
8.3 2021 • Strategy AMPLITUDE Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+104%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+114%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+115%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+82%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+88%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+96%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+115%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+110%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+141%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+611%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+700%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+567%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 3 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+56%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+62%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+65%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 54 benchmarks across 16 games
75
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+100.2%
37
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
54
Wins
75
Avg FPS
65
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR5
0
Wins
37
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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