NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 26% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 1046 MHz
Around 64% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1085 MHz
1485.1x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 134 billion / sec
2.3x more pipelines: 3584 vs 1536
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 28 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 230 Watt
6x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 2 GB
2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 5919
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 560
4.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 17954
6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 299.369 vs 49.824
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4021.382 vs 1089.67
5.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 28.778 vs 4.899
4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.944 vs 44.06
11.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1152.664 vs 103.884
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22495 vs 7412
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3690
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22495 vs 7412
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3690
4.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 8783 vs 2136

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 30 May 2013
Core clock speed	1320 MHz vs 1046 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1085 MHz
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s vs 134 billion / sec
Pipelines	3584 vs 1536
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt vs 230 Watt
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107 vs 5919
PassMark - G2D Mark	971 vs 560
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251 vs 17954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	299.369 vs 49.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4021.382 vs 1089.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	28.778 vs 4.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	188.944 vs 44.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1152.664 vs 103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22495 vs 7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22495 vs 7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	8783 vs 2136

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

3.7x more memory clock speed: 7012 MHz vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)

Memory clock speed	7012 MHz vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

17107

5919

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

971

560

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

88251

17954

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

299.369

49.824

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4021.382

1089.67

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.778

4.899

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

188.944

44.06

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1152.664

103.884

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22495

7412

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22495

7412

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3340

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

8783

2136

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107	5919
PassMark - G2D Mark	971	560
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251	17954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	299.369	49.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4021.382	1089.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	28.778	4.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	188.944	44.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1152.664	103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22495	7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22495	7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	8783	2136

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Kepler
Code name	GA106	GK104
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	30 May 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$399
Place in performance rating	138	534
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$449.99
Value for money (0-100)		15.45
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1085 MHz
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	1046 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3584	1536
Pixel fill rate	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s	134 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	230 Watt
Transistor count	13250 million	3,540 million
CUDA cores		1536
Floating-point performance		3,333 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm (9.5 inches)	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	One 8-pin and one 6-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Minimum recommended system power		600 Watt
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Shader Model	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	360 GB/s	224.3 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)	7012 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
PhysX
TXAA