NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 vs AMD Radeon RX 6700M
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 and AMD Radeon RX 6700M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104
- Around 56% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 2304
- Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 180 Watt
- Around 20% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 10 GB
- Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 969 vs 582
- Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17094 vs 13368
Specifications (specs) | |
Pipelines | 3584 vs 2304 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 170 Watt vs 180 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 12 GB vs 10 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 969 vs 582 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 17094 vs 13368 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6700M
- Around 13% higher core clock speed: 1489 MHz vs 1320 MHz
- Around 27% higher boost clock speed: 2250 MHz vs 1777 MHz
- Around 63% higher texture fill rate: 324.0 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
- Around 6% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 9503 vs 8967
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 1489 MHz vs 1320 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 2250 MHz vs 1777 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 324.0 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 8 nm |
Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) |
Benchmarks | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 9503 vs 8967 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 6700M
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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PassMark - G3D Mark |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 | AMD Radeon RX 6700M |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 8967 | 9503 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 969 | 582 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 17094 | 13368 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 77635 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 16145 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 16145 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 | AMD Radeon RX 6700M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 2.0 |
Code name | GA104 | Navi 22 |
Launch date | 1 Sep 2021 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | |
Place in performance rating | 53 | 102 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | 2250 MHz |
Core clock speed | 1320 MHz | 1489 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 7 nm |
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | 648.0 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) | 20.74 TFLOPS (2:1) |
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS | 10.37 TFLOPS |
Pipelines | 3584 | 2304 |
Pixel fill rate | 85.30 GPixel/s | 144.0 GPixel/s |
Texture fill rate | 199.0 GTexel/s | 324.0 GTexel/s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 170 Watt | 180 Watt |
Transistor count | 17400 million | 17200 million |
Compute units | 36 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Form factor | Dual-slot | |
Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Length | 242 mm (9.5 inches) | |
Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | |
Width | 112 mm (4.4 inches) | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
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Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 10 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 320 GB/s |
Memory bus width | 192 bit | 160 bit |
Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |