Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
151
98
85
64
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High14193
1080p Ultra11975
1440p Ultra8855
4K Ultra5129
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy136418326
Solar Bay6418437029
Port Royal83094708
Fire Strike3403420182
Night Raid12095671905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur161.6 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark998589
DirectX 11181 fps110 fps
DirectX 1285 fps58 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase668 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.32932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 GA106 (GN20-E3)
Price 499 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 5888 3840
TMUs 184 120
ROPs 96 48
Execution Units 46 30
Ray Tracing Cores 46 30
Tensor Cores 184 120
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 60-140 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 43.37 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 3070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
7 (38.89%)
11 (61.11%)
Total Votes: 18

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