Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
107
67
53
36
123
79
68
45
The Witcher 3
115
96
69
37
141
112
83
46
Counter-Strike 2
170
126
92
45
201
153
112
54
Far Cry 6
88
78
63
32
106
92
76
39
Hogwarts Legacy
61
50
38
19
76
63
46
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
76
66
46
31
96
86
60
40
Ghost of Tsushima
58
46
34
17
71
59
44
25
Cyberpunk 2077
62
59
32
14
84
72
45
22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
102
91
66
32
125
115
83
45
Avg FPS
1080p High93114
1080p Ultra7592
1440p Ultra5569
4K Ultra2938
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Time Spy832610479
Solar Bay3702945677
Port Royal47086250
Fire Strike2018226767
Night Raid7190583274
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Background Blur153.5 frames/s170.3 frames/s
Face Detection90 frames/s113.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.1 Gpix/sec5.59 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.77 Gpix/sec7.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.35 Gpix/sec6.19 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec1.16 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching385.9 Gpix/sec467 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12770 fps15131.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
G2D Mark589644
DirectX 11110 fps138 fps
DirectX 1258 fps64 fps
GPU Compute5759 Ops/s6902 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)537.5 fps644.4 fps
Car Chase465 fps565.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)398.2 fps483.8 fps
T-Rex1964.8 fps2380.5 fps
ALU 22748.7 fps3169.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2256.8 fps246.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2932.73511.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA106 (GN20-E3) GA104 (GN20-E5)

GPU

GPU Frequency 816-1387 MHz 780-1215 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1283-1703 MHz 1290-1620 MHz
Shader Units 3840 5120
TMUs 120 160
ROPs 48 80
Execution Units 30 40
Ray Tracing Cores 30 40
Tensor Cores 120 160
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 62-82 Gpix/sec 103-130 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 154-204 GTex/s 206-259 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 60-140 W 80-150 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 300 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 13.25 billion 17.4 billion
Transistor density 44.17 MTr/mm² 44.39 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1500-1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

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

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