Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
85
49
41
24
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
81
67
47
24
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
135
94
65
30
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
70
61
45
21
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
43
36
27
14
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
53
47
31
21
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
41
32
23
13
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
44
41
22
10
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
78
72
47
22
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High7093
1080p Ultra5575
1440p Ultra3955
4K Ultra2029
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
5789
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy59608326
Solar Bay2595537029
Port Royal33284708
Fire Strike1585020182
Night Raid6239971905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
73982
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur150.7 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection75.5 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.83 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.68 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.08 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.89 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching257.7 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9069.6 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
11353
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark540589
DirectX 1196 fps110 fps
DirectX 1239 fps58 fps
GPU Compute3992 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
59.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)326.8 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase290.3 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)264.8 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex1326.4 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 21494.6 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2202.7 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1656.12932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 29, 2019 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU106 (N18E-G1-B) GA106 (GN20-E3)

GPU

GPU Frequency 960 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1175-1200 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 1920 3840
TMUs 120 120
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 30 30
Ray Tracing Cores 30 30
Tensor Cores 240 120
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 56-58 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 141-144 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.5-4.6 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-115 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 10.8 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 24.27 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1375 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 11000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
264 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

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