GeForce RTX 3060, Nvidia Specifications and Comparison

By Cleo Hall Last updated Nov 19, 2022

GeForce RTX 3060 – GeForce RTX 3060 Ti from NVIDIA. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a high-performance desktop graphics card with Ampere architecture. It runs on the large GA104 processor, which has 4,864 cores and 8 GB of GDDR6 graphics RAM.

In games and at 4K resolution, it performs somewhat better than a desktop RTX 2080 Super. For many games, 4k and maximum details are sufficient. However, enabling raytracing without DLSS will result in significantly worse performance (although the RTX performance was clearly improved compared to the RTX 2000 series).

Samsung produces the GA104 chip in an 8nm process, and the RTX 3060 Ti is rated at 200 Watts of power consumption (RTX 2070 Super – 215 Watt).

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Specifications

GPU	DIE	CUDA CORES (FP32)	BOOST CLOCK	MEMORY	MEMORY BUS	B/W (GBPS)	SMS: RT CORES	TENSOR CORES	TDP (W)	PRICE ($)
GeForce RTX 3060	GA106	3,584	1.77GHz	12GB GDDR6	192-bit	360	28	112	170	329
GeForce RTX 3060 Super	GA106	3,840	~1.75GHz	12GB GDDR6	192-bit	360	30	120	200	349?
GeForce RTX 3070	GA104	5,888	1.72GHz	8GB GDDR6	256-bit	448	46	184	220	499
GeForce RTX 3070 Super	GA104	6,144	1.7GHz	16GB GDDR6X	256-bit	608	48	192	390	599?
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	GA104	6,144	1.7GHz	8GB GDDR6X	256-bit	608	48	192	390	599
GeForce RTX 3080	GA102	8,704	1.71GHz	10GB GDDR6X	320-bit	760	68	271	320	699
GeForce RTX 3080 Super	GA102	8,960	~1.7GHz	12GB GDDR6X	384-bit	912	70	279	350	699?
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	GA102	10,240	1.65GHz	12GB GDDR6X	384-bit	912	80	320	350	1,199
GeForce RTX 3090	GA102	10,496	1.7GHz	24GB GDDR6X	384-bit	936	82	328	350	1,499
nvidia geforce rtx 2080 max q	GA102	10,752	~1.7GHz	24GB GDDR6X	384-bit	936	84	336	400+	~2,000?

FAQs

Q1: How good is a GeForce RTX 3060?

In the end, the RTX 3060 remains a great buy a year later and, like the GTX 1060 and 1660 before it, will be a GPU that will easily survive for years to come. I wouldn’t hesitate to suggest the RTX 3060 to anyone, even if they were upgrading from a higher-tier non-RTX card like the 1080, as I did.

Q2: What should the price of an RTX 3060 be?

The RTX 3060 line, in either of its configurations, impresses with its price-to-performance ratio, especially when considering that the RTX 3060 costs $329 / £300 and the RTX 3060 Ti costs $399 / £369 – not that either video card is now available at their retail prices.

Q3: Is the GTX or RTX 3060 better?

The RTX 3060 contains 12GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, which is double the VRAM of the GTX 1060 (except the 3GB variant). For the sake of comparison, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB features 6GB of GDDR5 on a 192-bit bus. But it isn’t the only difference between the RTX 3060 and the GTX 1060.

Q4: How good is the ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 at gaming?

The card performs admirably and never overheats. All games go smoothly, and I would recommend this card above the majority of others. Even though it isn’t the ti version, it still works perfectly.

Q5: Does the RTX 3060 support 1080p gaming?

The RTX 3060 is the graphics card to have if you want to play high-end 1080p games, and it can also handle 1440p. ABS has wisely constructed its game around that card, checking all of the important spec boxes in the process. The CPU is last-generation, but it’s still rather powerful, and it won’t slow down the GPU.

Q6: Is a 3060 capable of running 4K?

Is a 3060 capable of running 4K? The RTX 3060 Ti, like the RTX 3070, will be capable of 4K gaming if you’re prepared to lower the settings, although both cards are more suited to the 1440p market.

Q7: Will a 3060 Super be released?

Specifications for the NVIDIA RTX 3090 Super, RTX 3080 Super, RTX 3070 Super, and RTX 3060 Super graphics cards [Rumor] NVIDIA’s Ampere update (RTX 30 Super series) is slated to arrive in early 2022. This will be a mid-generation upgrade, as it will use the same microarchitecture as the present 30 series parts.