GeForce RTX 3060 vs GTS 350M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 350M with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

GTS 350M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 28 Watt
1.05

RTX 3060 outperforms GTS 350M by a whopping 4117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking108681
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data71.76
Power efficiency2.7118.79
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT215GA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores963584
Core clock speed500 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors727 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate16.00199.0
Floating-point processing power0.24 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
Gigaflops360no data
ROPs848
TMUs32112
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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin
SLI options+-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2000 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDisplayPortLVDSHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGA1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no 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 Model4.16.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 350M 1.05
RTX 3060 44.28
+4117%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTS 350M 407
RTX 3060 17085
+4098%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD2−3
−6100%
124
+6100%
1440p1−2
−8000%
81
+8000%
4K1−2
−5000%
51
+5000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2533%
79
+2533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1760%
90−95
+1760%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2500%
78
+2500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−9200%
90−95
+9200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 200−210
Hitman 3 5−6
−2300%
120
+2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1277%
170−180
+1277%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−9800%
95−100
+9800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2271%
160−170
+2271%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−322%
130−140
+322%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1760%
90−95
+1760%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75
+2400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−9200%
90−95
+9200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 200−210
Hitman 3 5−6
−2220%
116
+2220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1277%
170−180
+1277%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−9800%
95−100
+9800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2471%
180
+2471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−727%
90−95
+727%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−322%
130−140
+322%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1760%
90−95
+1760%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2033%
64
+2033%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−9200%
90−95
+9200%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 200−210
Hitman 3 5−6
−1920%
101
+1920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−992%
142
+992%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2100%
154
+2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−564%
73
+564%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−84.4%
59
+84.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−9800%
95−100
+9800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−8600%
85−90
+8600%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6700%
65−70
+6700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5000%
50−55
+5000%
Hitman 3 7−8
−871%
68
+871%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−2550%
106
+2550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 65−70
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−5025%
200−210
+5025%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1800%
75−80
+1800%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 35−40

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 38
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 27−30
Far Cry 5 0−1 27−30

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 102
+0%
102
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
+0%
85
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+0%
75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
+0%
115
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+0%
67
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+0%
27
+0%

This is how GTS 350M and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 6100% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 8000% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 5000% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3060 is 9800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is ahead in 43 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (33%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 44.28
Recency 7 January 2010 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 170 Watt

GTS 350M has 507.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 4117.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 350M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 350M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 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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