Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 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
99
62
49
35
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
107
86
62
34
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
157
117
82
41
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
84
74
57
29
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
59
47
33
15
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
69
59
44
30
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
53
42
30
18
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
32
13
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
92
85
58
33
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High8693
1080p Ultra6975
1440p Ultra5055
4K Ultra2829
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
7378
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy75718326
Solar Bay3417937029
Port Royal41344708
Fire Strike1976820182
Night Raid8491871905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
78934
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur144.4 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection75.2 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.08 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.25 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.21 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching354.4 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8559.4 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
14124
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark747589
DirectX 11110 fps110 fps
DirectX 1253 fps58 fps
GPU Compute5513 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
89.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)477.6 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase423 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)370.8 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex1884.9 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 22192.3 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2281.3 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2405.12932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 15, 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 349 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1365 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1680 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 81 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 202 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 160 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 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
336 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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