Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 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
108
65
55
38
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
122
97
72
39
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
177
131
93
44
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
90
81
62
34
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
66
54
38
20
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
78
70
51
32
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
61
46
36
21
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
66
61
34
17
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
105
96
65
37
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High9793
1080p Ultra7875
1440p Ultra5655
4K Ultra3129
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
8304
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy87388326
Solar Bay3865137029
Port Royal50614708
Fire Strike2253420182
Night Raid9207371905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
92186
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur155.7 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection93.7 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.81 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.91 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.89 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.09 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching381.7 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics10550.4 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
16478
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark856589
DirectX 11130 fps110 fps
DirectX 1261 fps58 fps
GPU Compute6758 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
104.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)504.3 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase452.3 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)394.6 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex1932.3 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 22370.8 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2279.9 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2410.62932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced July, 9, 2019 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU106 GA106 (GN20-E3)
Price 399 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1470 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1650 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 2176 3840
TMUs 136 120
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 34 30
Ray Tracing Cores 34 30
Tensor Cores 272 120
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 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 224 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.2 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 175 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

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