Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 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
99
59
49
31
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
104
85
60
30
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
157
116
82
40
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
86
74
55
31
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
57
46
33
15
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
68
60
43
28
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
52
42
32
19
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
55
50
29
14
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
92
84
59
29
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High8693
1080p Ultra6875
1440p Ultra4955
4K Ultra2629
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
7220
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy75688326
Solar Bay3239637029
Port Royal44474708
Fire Strike1988520182
Night Raid6684171905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
92843
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur159 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection91.2 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.67 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.1 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.03 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.08 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching411.9 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics10180.5 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
12357
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark602589
DirectX 11111 fps110 fps
DirectX 1241 fps58 fps
GPU Compute4490 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
72.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)400.8 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase366.4 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)343.2 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex1640.7 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 21912.9 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2207 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2107.42932.7

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 TU106B GA106 (GN20-E3)

GPU

GPU Frequency 1215-1305 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1440-1485 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 2304 3840
TMUs 144 120
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 36 30
Ray Tracing Cores 36 30
Tensor Cores 288 120
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 92-95 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 207-214 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.6-6.8 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 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 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 2070 Mobile
448 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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