GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs RTX 2060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	179	164
Place by popularity	not in top-100	68
Power efficiency	19.10	29.33
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU106	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2019 (5 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 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	3840
Core clock speed	960 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	144.0	171.0
Floating-point processing power	4.608 TFLOPS	10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	120	120
Tensor Cores	240	120
Ray Tracing Cores	30	30

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	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	336.0 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	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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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	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 2060 Mobile 30.44

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.52
+6.8%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 2060 Mobile 57644
+0.5%

RTX 3060 Mobile 57333

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2060 Mobile 21262

RTX 3060 Mobile 27419
+29%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 2060 Mobile 16331

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+26.2%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2060 Mobile 99179

RTX 3060 Mobile 104826
+5.7%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2060 Mobile 411721

RTX 3060 Mobile 466087
+13.2%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 2060 Mobile 6141

RTX 3060 Mobile 8222
+33.9%

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	101 +2%	99 −2%
1440p	60 −13.3%	68 +13.3%
4K	43 +4.9%	41 −4.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50

−110%

103
+110%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	91 +30%	70−75 −30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	71 −7%	76 +7%
Battlefield 5	119 +12.3%	100−110 −12.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	88 +33.3%	65−70 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −75.5%	86 +75.5%
Far Cry 5	105 +43.8%	70−75 −43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	110 +34.1%	80−85 −34.1%
Forza Horizon 4	366 +112%	170−180 −112%
Hitman 3	83 −27.7%	106 +27.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	223 +57%	140−150 −57%
Metro Exodus	130 −26.2%	164 +26.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +25%	80−85 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	148 +28.7%	110−120 −28.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	227 +92.4%	110−120 −92.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	107 +52.9%	70−75 −52.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 −14.3%	64 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	105 −1%	100−110 +1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 +19.7%	65−70 −19.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −40.8%	69 +40.8%
Far Cry 5	85 +16.4%	70−75 −16.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	280 +61.8%	170−180 −61.8%
Hitman 3	75 −44%	108 +44%
Horizon Zero Dawn	196 +3.7%	189 −3.7%
Metro Exodus	112 −15.2%	129 +15.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75 −36%	102 +36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 −28.5%	158 +28.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −9.7%	65−70 +9.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190 +20.3%	158 −20.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 −40%	70−75 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 −16.7%	56 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	58 −13.8%	65−70 +13.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −26.5%	62 +26.5%
Far Cry 5	62 −17.7%	70−75 +17.7%
Forza Horizon 4	88 −96.6%	170−180 +96.6%
Hitman 3	66 −45.5%	96 +45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	94 −27.7%	120 +27.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	107 −30.8%	140 +30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 −30%	78 +30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 −21.1%	46 +21.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−21.5%

96
+21.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65 +4.8%	60−65 −4.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	54 +8%	50−55 −8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 −26.3%	48 +26.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 +10.5%	35−40 −10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −95%	39 +95%
Far Cry 5	42 +10.5%	35−40 −10.5%
Forza Horizon 4	246 +31.6%	180−190 −31.6%
Hitman 3	46 −39.1%	64 +39.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70 −21.4%	85 +21.4%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −51.8%	85 +51.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −50.7%	101 +50.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −15.8%	40−45 +15.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210 +81%	116 −81%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−29%

80
+29%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	32 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30 +15.4%	24−27 −15.4%
Hitman 3	28 −46.4%	41 +46.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	86 −86%	160−170 +86%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −71.4%	60 +71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −41%	55 +41%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +19%	21−24 −19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +100%	11 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −87.5%	15 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	21 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −57.9%	60 +57.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	15 −26.7%	19 +26.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−46.7%

44
+46.7%

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

RTX 2060 Mobile is 2% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 13% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Mobile is 5% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 112% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 110% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2060 Mobile is ahead in 27 tests (38%)
RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 42 tests (58%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.44	32.52
Recency	29 January 2019	12 January 2021
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 6.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 43.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile.

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