NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1709 MHz
1455.7x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
2.8x more pipelines: 3584 vs 1280
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 16 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB

Launch date	12 Oct 2022 vs 5 January 2018
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1709 MHz
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s vs 136.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines	3584 vs 1280
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 6 GB

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2

Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 170 Watt
4.3x more memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 1875 MHz, 15 Gbps effective

Core clock speed	1506 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 170 Watt
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz vs 1875 MHz, 15 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1578
PassMark - G2D Mark	970
PassMark - G3D Mark	15339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		14345
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		14345

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Rev. 2
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Pascal
Code name	GA106	GP106
Launch date	12 Oct 2022	5 January 2018
Place in performance rating	74	72
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1709 MHz
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	1506 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	16 nm
Pipelines	3584	1280
Pixel fill rate	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s	136.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	120 Watt
Transistor count	12000 million	4,400 million
Floating-point performance		4,375 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm, 9.5 inches	250 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 6-pin
Width	112 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	240.0 GB/s	192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz, 15 Gbps effective	8008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5