GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX 2070 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Super and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2070 Super
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 215 Watt
47.30
+18.5%

RTX 2070 Super outperforms RTX 3060 8 GB by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking71107
Place by popularity80not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.46no data
Power efficiency15.0816.10
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 July 2019 (5 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

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 cores25603584
Core clock speed1605 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate283.2199.0
Floating-point processing power9.062 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs160112
Tensor Cores320112
Ray Tracing Cores4028

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s240.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6

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 2070 Super 47.30
+18.5%
RTX 3060 8 GB 39.93

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.

RTX 2070 Super 18222
+18.5%
RTX 3060 8 GB 15383

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 HD132
+20%
110−120
−20%
1440p80
+23.1%
65−70
−23.1%
4K49
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.78no data
1440p6.24no data
4K10.18no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 94
+25.3%
75−80
−25.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+22.4%
85−90
−22.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+25.7%
70−75
−25.7%
Battlefield 5 183
+22%
150−160
−22%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 119
+19%
100−105
−19%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+20%
70−75
−20%
Far Cry 5 149
+24.2%
120−130
−24.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 158
+21.5%
130−140
−21.5%
Forza Horizon 4 277
+20.4%
230−240
−20.4%
Hitman 3 116
+22.1%
95−100
−22.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 279
+21.3%
230−240
−21.3%
Metro Exodus 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+22%
100−105
−22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 203
+19.4%
170−180
−19.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 229
+20.5%
190−200
−20.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 172
+22.9%
140−150
−22.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Battlefield 5 172
+22.9%
140−150
−22.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120
+20%
100−105
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+20%
65−70
−20%
Far Cry 5 120
+20%
100−105
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 120
+20%
100−105
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 258
+22.9%
210−220
−22.9%
Hitman 3 113
+18.9%
95−100
−18.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270
+22.7%
220−230
−22.7%
Metro Exodus 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+22.7%
75−80
−22.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 198
+23.8%
160−170
−23.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+21.3%
80−85
−21.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 215
+19.4%
180−190
−19.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+30%
50−55
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+21.3%
75−80
−21.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%
Far Cry 5 83
+18.6%
70−75
−18.6%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+27.5%
120−130
−27.5%
Hitman 3 104
+22.4%
85−90
−22.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 156
+20%
130−140
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 167
+19.3%
140−150
−19.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+25%
80−85
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 68
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+20%
95−100
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 118
+24.2%
95−100
−24.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+22.9%
70−75
−22.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 57
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 73
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Far Cry 5 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 255
+21.4%
210−220
−21.4%
Hitman 3 71
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+24.2%
95−100
−24.2%
Metro Exodus 91
+21.3%
75−80
−21.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+23%
100−105
−23%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 215
+19.4%
180−190
−19.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+18.8%
80−85
−18.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
+20%
40−45
−20%
Hitman 3 42
+20%
35−40
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+29%
100−105
−29%
Metro Exodus 78
+20%
65−70
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+30%
30−33
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 44
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Far Cry 5 35
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+20%
70−75
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65
+30%
50−55
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%

This is how RTX 2070 Super and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 20% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 23% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 23% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 47.30 39.93
Recency 9 July 2019 12 October 2022
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 170 Watt

RTX 2070 Super has a 18.5% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 26.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in performance tests.


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

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