GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX 2070 Mobile

Place in the ranking	147	106
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	21.02	16.35
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU106B	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	2304	3584
Core clock speed	1305 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1485 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	213.8	199.0
Floating-point processing power	6.843 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	144	112
Tensor Cores	288	112
Ray Tracing Cores	36	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	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	119 −9.2%	130−140 +9.2%
1440p	73 −9.6%	80−85 +9.6%
4K	45 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%

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 −10%	220−230 +10%
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

−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

−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 9% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 8 GB is 10% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 8 GB is 11% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.68	39.88
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% 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.