nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $1999 Jan 2025
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 170 W | 575 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 1790 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 21760 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 170 |
| TMUs | 112 | 680 |
| ROPs | 48 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 1636.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 104.8 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 96.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 92200 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 950 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
53022 (+490%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
419309 (+358%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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
624.6 FPS (+471%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
39505 (+134%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (219 benchmarks)
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+234%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+331%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+452%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assetto Corsa Rally
8.1 2025 • Racing Supernova Games Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+251%)
AVG 186 FPS
MIN 165 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+308%)
AVG 155 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+432%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Anno 117 Pax Romana
7.5 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Ubisoft Mainz
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+312%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+338%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+440%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+322%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+384%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+490%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+183%)
AVG 204 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+374%)
AVG 204 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+618%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+295%)
AVG 174 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+335%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+494%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+256%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+328%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+444%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+163%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+294%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+422%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 219 benchmarks across 63 games
34
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+304.8%
136
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
27
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
218
Wins
136
Avg FPS
116
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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