Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
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
108
65
55
38
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
122
97
72
39
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
177
131
93
44
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
90
81
62
34
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
66
54
38
20
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
78
70
51
32
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
61
46
36
21
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
66
61
34
17
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
105
96
65
37
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High97100
1080p Ultra7880
1440p Ultra5658
4K Ultra3132
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
8304
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy87388748
Solar Bay3865140964
Port Royal50615142
Fire Strike2253422308
Night Raid9207398831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
92186
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur155.7 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection93.7 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.81 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.91 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.89 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.09 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching381.7 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics10550.4 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
16478
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark856961
DirectX 11130 fps128 fps
DirectX 1261 fps69 fps
GPU Compute6758 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
104.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)504.3 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase452.3 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)394.6 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex1932.3 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 22370.8 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2279.9 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2410.62965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced July, 9, 2019 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU106 GA106
Price 399 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1470 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1650 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 2176 3584
TMUs 136 112
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 34 28
Ray Tracing Cores 34 28
Tensor Cores 272 112
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 106 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 224 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.2 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 175 W 170 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1875 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

Results

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Survey

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1 (33.33%)
2 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 3

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