NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $2,955.99 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 (264 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+300%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+357%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+465%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+324%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+415%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+500%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+718%)
AVG 450 FPS
MIN 407 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+728%)
AVG 381 FPS
MIN 351 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+941%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 262 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+322%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+369%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+421%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+278%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 187 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+315%)
AVG 191 FPS
MIN 163 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+429%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+469%)
AVG 518 FPS
MIN 453 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+553%)
AVG 483 FPS
MIN 404 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+729%)
AVG 398 FPS
MIN 350 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+309%)
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+336%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+407%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5090 (+267%)
AVG 165 FPS
MIN 151 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5090 (+353%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5090 (+486%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+314%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+344%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+420%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 264 benchmarks across 73 games
34
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+319.2%
145
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
28
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
263
Wins
145
Avg FPS
122
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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