GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX 2070 Mobile

VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile with GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2070 Mobile
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
34.68

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms RTX 2070 Mobile by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking146103
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency20.8816.26
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU106BGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 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 cores23043584
Core clock speed1305 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1485 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate213.8199.0
Floating-point processing power6.843 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs144112
Tensor Cores288112
Ray Tracing Cores3628

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x 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

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 HD118
−10.2%
130−140
+10.2%
1440p71
−12.7%
80−85
+12.7%
4K50
−10%
55−60
+10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100
−10%
110−120
+10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%
Battlefield 5 142
−12.7%
160−170
+12.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 106
−13.2%
120−130
+13.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 125
−12%
140−150
+12%
Far Cry New Dawn 127
−10.2%
140−150
+10.2%
Forza Horizon 4 382
−4.7%
400−450
+4.7%
Hitman 3 100
−10%
110−120
+10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 234
−11.1%
260−270
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 143
−11.9%
160−170
+11.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 106
−13.2%
120−130
+13.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 186
−12.9%
210−220
+12.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 223
−12.1%
250−260
+12.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 112
−7.1%
120−130
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
−8.7%
75−80
+8.7%
Battlefield 5 127
−10.2%
140−150
+10.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 94
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 97
−13.4%
110−120
+13.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
−7.5%
100−105
+7.5%
Forza Horizon 4 287
−4.5%
300−310
+4.5%
Hitman 3 96
−14.6%
110−120
+14.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230
−13%
260−270
+13%
Metro Exodus 130
−7.7%
140−150
+7.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 86
−10.5%
95−100
+10.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
−14.1%
170−180
+14.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
−15%
230−240
+15%
Watch Dogs: Legion 211
−13.7%
240−250
+13.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
−10.2%
65−70
+10.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
−8.7%
75−80
+8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 73
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Forza Horizon 4 94
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%
Hitman 3 80
−12.5%
90−95
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 114
−14%
130−140
+14%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 125
−12%
140−150
+12%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 56
−7.1%
60−65
+7.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 92
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 78
−9%
85−90
+9%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
−9.4%
70−75
+9.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Far Cry 5 52
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Forza Horizon 4 277
−8.3%
300−310
+8.3%
Hitman 3 56
−7.1%
60−65
+7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
−14.9%
100−105
+14.9%
Metro Exodus 74
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 206
−11.7%
230−240
+11.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 73
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Hitman 3 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 101
−8.9%
110−120
+8.9%
Metro Exodus 45
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
−10%
55−60
+10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 26
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 23
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 37
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%

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

  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 10% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 13% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.68 39.92
Recency 29 January 2019 12 October 2022
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 170 Watt

RTX 2070 Mobile has 47.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 15.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 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.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.1 472 votes

Rate GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.7 682 votes

Rate GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.