Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 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
113
67
58
41
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
125
97
72
40
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
181
136
95
47
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
92
85
67
36
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
67
54
41
19
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
79
71
49
33
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
63
47
38
21
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
69
63
35
16
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
106
100
69
37
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High99100
1080p Ultra8080
1440p Ultra5858
4K Ultra3232
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
8493
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy90868748
Solar Bay3982540964
Port Royal51935142
Fire Strike2320922308
Night Raid9218898831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
97923
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur200 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection106.8 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.73 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.57 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.84 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.07 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching452 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics11141.9 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
16119
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark819961
DirectX 11129 fps128 fps
DirectX 1260 fps69 fps
GPU Compute6446 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
100.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)538.5 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase455.5 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)405.2 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex1996.1 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 22485.9 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2258.9 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2579.12965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 17, 2018 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 599 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1410 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1620 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 2304 3584
TMUs 144 112
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 36 28
Ray Tracing Cores 36 28
Tensor Cores 288 112
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 104 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 233 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.5 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 2070
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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