nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory1920
Cores336 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 2060
$349 • Jan 2019
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6 160W $349 Jan 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 170 W | 160 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 1680 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 336 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 1920 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 30 |
| TMUs | 112 | 120 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 80.64 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 336 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 6.451 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 445 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 10800 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 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 (+22%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
7379
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603 (+16%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
78934
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS (+22%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
89.8 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870 (+19%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
14122
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Game Benchmarks Comparison (43 benchmarks)
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
7.8 2022 • Action, Adventure, Indie Ember Lab
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
7.4 2021 • Action, RPG Cold Iron Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 134 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+42%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
Arcadegeddon
7 2023 • Action, Adventure IllFonic
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+28%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+27%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+33%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+33%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+35%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+31%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Land of War - The Beginning
7.5 2021 • Action, Adventure MS GAMES
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+29%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
7.7 2021 • Action CI Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 43 benchmarks across 12 games
76
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+30.4%
59
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
43
Wins
76
Avg FPS
67
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
NVIDIA • 6GB GDDR6
0
Wins
59
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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