Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 110 67 60 39 | 68 37 29 16 |
 The Witcher 3 | 124 101 75 37 | 54 40 26 13 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 184 131 96 47 | 96 63 42 18 |
 Far Cry 6 | 93 85 64 38 | 50 45 33 15 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 68 56 40 20 | 32 22 18 9 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 83 73 50 34 | 38 32 22 13 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 65 48 37 21 | 29 20 16 9 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 69 61 36 15 | 30 26 19 n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 107 98 68 37 | 57 49 34 18 |
| 1080p High | 100 | 50 |
| 1080p Ultra | 80 | 37 |
| 1440p Ultra | 58 | 27 |
| 4K Ultra | 32 | 13 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 8748 | 4203 |
| Solar Bay | 40964 | 11205 |
| Port Royal | 5142 | 838 |
| Fire Strike | 22308 | 13131 |
| Night Raid | 98831 | 54567 |
| Background Blur | 149.6 frames/s | 100.2 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 91 frames/s | 48.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 4.07 Gpix/sec | 1.54 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 5.58 Gpix/sec | 2.25 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.92 Gpix/sec | 2.58 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.01 Gpix/sec | 0.25 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 372.9 Gpix/sec | 136.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 12226.3 fps | 4220.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 961 | 747 |
| DirectX 11 | 128 fps | 72 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 69 fps | 37 fps |
| GPU Compute | 8428 Ops/s | 4310 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 555.5 fps | 309.1 fps |
| Car Chase | 492.3 fps | 299.9 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 407.9 fps | 253.8 fps |
| T-Rex | 1940.6 fps | 1307.9 fps |
| ALU 2 | 2862.2 fps | 5983.8 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 295.2 fps | 282.6 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2965.4 | 1538.6 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 12, 2021 | July, 19, 2016 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Pascal |
| Codename | GA106 | GP106 |
| Price | 329 | 299 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1320 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1777 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Shader Units | 3584 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 28 | 10 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | No |
| Tensor Cores | 112 | No |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 48 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 1536 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 85 Gpix/sec | 82 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 199 GTex/s | 137 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 4.4 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 170 W | 120 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 16 nm |
| Transistor Size | 276 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistor count | 12 billion | 4 billion |
| Transistor density | 43.48 MTr/mm² | 20 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 1875 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 15000 MB/s | 8000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 6.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 the clear winner in this comparison.
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