Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs AMD Radeon 680M
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, vs AMD Radeon 680M. 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 | 42 23 17 10 |
The Witcher 3 | 124 101 75 37 | 19 21 10 n/a |
Counter-Strike 2 | 184 131 96 47 | 39 23 20 n/a |
Far Cry 6 | 93 85 64 38 | 33 27 19 9 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 68 56 40 20 | 18 12 9 n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 83 73 50 34 | 27 24 19 10 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 65 48 37 21 | 19 11 9 n/a |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 69 61 36 15 | 19 15 10 n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 107 98 68 37 | 25 24 17 n/a |
| 1080p High | 100 | 27 |
| 1080p Ultra | 80 | 20 |
| 1440p Ultra | 58 | 14 |
| 4K Ultra | 32 | - |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 8748 | 2337 |
| Solar Bay | 40964 | 10075 |
| Port Royal | 5142 | 1022 |
| Fire Strike | 22308 | 6948 |
| Night Raid | 98831 | 27970 |
| Background Blur | 149.6 frames/s | 73.8 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 91 frames/s | 30.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 4.07 Gpix/sec | 0.93 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 5.58 Gpix/sec | 1.17 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.92 Gpix/sec | 1.17 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.01 Gpix/sec | 0.37 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 372.9 Gpix/sec | 105 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 12226.3 fps | 4640 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 961 | 751 |
| DirectX 11 | 128 fps | 45 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 69 fps | 22 fps |
| GPU Compute | 8428 Ops/s | 2163 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 555.5 fps | 142 fps |
| Car Chase | 492.3 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 407.9 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 1940.6 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 2862.2 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 295.2 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | Vulkan |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2965.4 | n/a |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 12, 2021 | January, 1, 2022 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Universal |
| Segment | Mid-range | Entry-level |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 2.0 |
| Codename | GA106 | Rembrandt |
| Price | 329 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1320 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1777 MHz | 2200-2400 MHz |
| Shader Units | 3584 | 768 |
| TMUs | 112 | 48 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 28 | 12 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | 12 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 1024 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 85 Gpix/sec | 70-77 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 199 GTex/s | 106-115 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 3.4-3.7 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TGP | 170 W | 15 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Transistor Size | 276 mm² | 208 mm² |
| Transistor count | 12 billion | 13.1 billion |
| Transistor density | 43.48 MTr/mm² | 62.98 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1875 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 192 bit | n/a |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 15000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 12 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | No |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider