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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

42 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
VS
35 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 5060
vs
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
142
94
84
58
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
166
137
100
53
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
238
188
131
74
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
125
116
93
53
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
94
79
59
30
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
117
108
80
51
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
85
71
55
30
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
99
89
56
27
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
156
141
106
57
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High13693
1080p Ultra11475
1440p Ultra8555
4K Ultra4829
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
14096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy137018326
Solar Bay6321437029
Port Royal85954708
Fire Strike3761220182
Night Raid11162671905
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
127848
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur209.1 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection134.3 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.67 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.13 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.39 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.36 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching607.8 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics18827.5 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
20940
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark1152589
DirectX 11199 fps110 fps
DirectX 1277 fps58 fps
GPU Compute10977 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a537.5 fps
Car Chasen/a465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a398.2 fps
T-Rexn/a1964.8 fps
ALU 2n/a2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a256.8 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a2932.7
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
20375
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
37358
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
15190
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a
Image Classification (SP)8362n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)22831n/a
Horizon Detection22375n/a
Face Detection (HP)41955n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)84685n/a
Text Classification (SP)3296n/a
Machine Translation (HP)5083n/a
Object Detection (SP)11023n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)38817n/a
Style Transfer (SP)155103n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
3702.71
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB206-250 GA106 (GN20-E3)

GPU

GPU Frequency 2280 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2497 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 3840 3840
TMUs 120 120
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 30 30
Ray Tracing Cores 30 30
Tensor Cores 120 120
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 120 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 300 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 19.2 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 145 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 181 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 21.9 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 120.99 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1b 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 2

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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