GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX 2060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	185	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.13	16.10
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU106	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 January 2019 (5 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 cores	1920	3584
Core clock speed	960 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	144.0	199.0
Floating-point processing power	4.608 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	120	112
Tensor Cores	240	112
Ray Tracing Cores	30	28

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	240.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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 HD	104 −25%	130−140 +25%
1440p	67 −26.9%	85−90 +26.9%
4K	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50

−22.4%

60−65
+22.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	91 −20.9%	110−120 +20.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	71 −26.8%	90−95 +26.8%
Battlefield 5	119 −26.1%	150−160 +26.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	88 −25%	110−120 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −22.4%	60−65 +22.4%
Far Cry 5	105 −23.8%	130−140 +23.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	110 −27.3%	140−150 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	366 −23%	450−500 +23%
Hitman 3	83 −20.5%	100−105 +20.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	223 −30%	290−300 +30%
Metro Exodus	130 −30.8%	170−180 +30.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 −30%	130−140 +30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	148 −28.4%	190−200 +28.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	227 −27.8%	290−300 +27.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	107 −30.8%	140−150 +30.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 −25%	70−75 +25%
Battlefield 5	105 −23.8%	130−140 +23.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 −26.6%	100−105 +26.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −22.4%	60−65 +22.4%
Far Cry 5	85 −29.4%	110−120 +29.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 −22%	100−105 +22%
Forza Horizon 4	280 −25%	350−400 +25%
Hitman 3	75 −26.7%	95−100 +26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	196 −27.6%	250−260 +27.6%
Metro Exodus	112 −25%	140−150 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75 −26.7%	95−100 +26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 −30.1%	160−170 +30.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −29%	80−85 +29%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190 −26.3%	240−250 +26.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 −30%	65−70 +30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 −25%	60−65 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	58 −29.3%	75−80 +29.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −22.4%	60−65 +22.4%
Far Cry 5	62 −29%	80−85 +29%
Forza Horizon 4	88 −25%	110−120 +25%
Hitman 3	66 −28.8%	85−90 +28.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	94 −27.7%	120−130 +27.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	107 −30.8%	140−150 +30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 −25%	75−80 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

79
−26.6%

100−105

+26.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65 −30.8%	85−90 +30.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	54 −29.6%	70−75 +29.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 −25%	50−55 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 −31%	55−60 +31%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Far Cry 5	42 −31%	55−60 +31%
Forza Horizon 4	246 −22%	300−310 +22%
Hitman 3	46 −30.4%	60−65 +30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70 −28.6%	90−95 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −25%	70−75 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −26.9%	85−90 +26.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210 −28.6%	270−280 +28.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−29%

80−85
+29%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	32 −25%	40−45 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	30 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Hitman 3	28 −25%	35−40 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	86 −27.9%	110−120 +27.9%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 −20%	30−33 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 −20%	24−27 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry 5	21 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −25%	50−55 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	15 −20%	18−20 +20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−16.7%

35−40
+16.7%

This is how RTX 2060 Mobile and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 8 GB is 25% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 8 GB is 27% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 8 GB is 18% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.41	39.92
Recency	29 January 2019	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	170 Watt

RTX 2060 Mobile has 47.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 31.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook 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.