Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 68 37 29 16 | 107 67 53 36 |
 The Witcher 3 | 54 40 26 13 | 115 96 69 37 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 96 63 42 18 | 170 126 92 45 |
 Far Cry 6 | 50 45 33 15 | 88 78 63 32 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 32 22 18 9 | 61 50 38 19 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 38 32 22 13 | 76 66 46 31 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 29 20 16 9 | 58 46 34 17 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 30 26 19 n/a | 62 59 32 14 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 57 49 34 18 | 102 91 66 32 |
| 1080p High | 50 | 93 |
| 1080p Ultra | 37 | 75 |
| 1440p Ultra | 27 | 55 |
| 4K Ultra | 13 | 29 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4203 | 8326 |
| Solar Bay | 11205 | 37029 |
| Port Royal | 838 | 4708 |
| Fire Strike | 13131 | 20182 |
| Night Raid | 54567 | 71905 |
| Background Blur | 100.2 frames/s | 153.5 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 48.1 frames/s | 90 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.54 Gpix/sec | 4.1 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.25 Gpix/sec | 5.77 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.58 Gpix/sec | 4.35 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.25 Gpix/sec | 1.01 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 136.9 Gpix/sec | 385.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 4220.5 fps | 12770 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 747 | 589 |
| DirectX 11 | 72 fps | 110 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 37 fps | 58 fps |
| GPU Compute | 4310 Ops/s | 5759 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 309.1 fps | 537.5 fps |
| Car Chase | 299.9 fps | 465 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 253.8 fps | 398.2 fps |
| T-Rex | 1307.9 fps | 1964.8 fps |
| ALU 2 | 5983.8 fps | 2748.7 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 282.6 fps | 256.8 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1538.6 | 2932.7 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | July, 19, 2016 | January, 12, 2021 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Codename | GP106 | GA106 (GN20-E3) |
| Price | 299 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1506 MHz | 816-1387 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1709 MHz | 1283-1703 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1280 | 3840 |
| TMUs | 80 | 120 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 10 | 30 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 30 |
| Tensor Cores | No | 120 |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1536 KB/core | 3000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 82 Gpix/sec | 62-82 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 137 GTex/s | 154-204 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 4.4 TFLOPS | 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 120 W | 60-140 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 200 mm² | 300 mm² |
| Transistor count | 4 billion | 13.25 billion |
| Transistor density | 20 MTr/mm² | 44.17 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 2002 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | 12000-14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 6
