NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory10496
Cores936.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 3090
$1499 • Aug 2020
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
24GB GDDR6X 350W $919.99 Aug 2020
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 170 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 936.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 10496 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 82 |
| TMUs | 112 | 328 |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1219 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 189.8 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 936.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 35.58 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
21950 (+144%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
211669 (+131%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
247.5 FPS (+126%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
26671 (+58%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (30 benchmarks)
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+140%)
AVG 161 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+144%)
AVG 134 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+139%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+118%)
AVG 262 FPS
MIN 248 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+125%)
AVG 164 FPS
MIN 157 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+131%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Battlefield 6
8.2 2025 • Action Battlefield Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+124%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+139%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+147%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+80%)
AVG 243 FPS
MIN 154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+102%)
AVG 186 FPS
MIN 154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+141%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
7.7 2021 • Action CI Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+33%)
AVG 168 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+105%)
AVG 168 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+126%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Winner
Loser
Necromunda Hired Gun
7.3 2021 • Action, Adventure Streum On Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+88%)
AVG 186 FPS
MIN 170 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+108%)
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+123%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 2 quality
GeForce RTX 3090 (+46%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 172 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 2 quality
GeForce RTX 3090 (+86%)
AVG 175 FPS
MIN 163 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 2 quality
GeForce RTX 3090 (+108%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Wins!
Based on 30 benchmarks across 8 games
75
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+100.8%
152
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
75
Avg FPS
67
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
30
Wins
152
Avg FPS
130
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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