Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
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
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
99
62
49
35
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
107
86
62
34
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
157
117
82
41
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
84
74
57
29
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
59
47
33
15
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
69
59
44
30
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
53
42
30
18
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
32
13
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
92
85
58
33
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High86100
1080p Ultra6980
1440p Ultra5058
4K Ultra2832
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
7378
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy75718748
Solar Bay3417940964
Port Royal41345142
Fire Strike1976822308
Night Raid8491898831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
78934
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur144.4 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection75.2 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.08 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.25 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.21 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching354.4 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8559.4 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
14124
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark747961
DirectX 11110 fps128 fps
DirectX 1253 fps69 fps
GPU Compute5513 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
89.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)477.6 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase423 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)370.8 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex1884.9 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 22192.3 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2281.3 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2405.12965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 15, 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 349 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1365 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1680 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 1920 3584
TMUs 120 112
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 30 28
Ray Tracing Cores 30 28
Tensor Cores 240 112
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 81 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 202 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 160 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 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
336 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

Which GPU would you pick?
2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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