GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs A30 PCIe

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data16.10
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA100GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores35843584
Core clock speed930 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1440 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors54,200 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate322.6199.0
Floating-point processing power10.32 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs224112
Tensor Cores224112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width3072 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1215 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth933.1 GB/s240.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXN/A12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader ModelN/A6.7
OpenGLN/A4.6
OpenCL3.03.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA8.08.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 April 2021 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 170 Watt

A30 PCIe has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between A30 PCIe and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A30 PCIe is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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