GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 vs 210

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1326not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Power efficiency0.66no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT218GA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$29.49 $329

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 cores163584
Core clock speed589 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors260 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30.5 Watt170 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate4.160199.0
Floating-point processing power0.03936 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8112
Tensor Coresno data112
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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mm242 mm
Height2.731" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.0 GB/s360.0 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 ConnectorsDVIVGADisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.6
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2009 1 September 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 170 Watt

GeForce 210 has 466.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 12 GB GA104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 210 and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.


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