Data Center GPU Max NEXT vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 106 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 16.36 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | Rialto Bridge |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 October 2022 (2 years ago) | no data (2024 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 | 3584 | 20480 |
| Core clock speed | 1320 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,000 million | 100,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 800 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 199.0 | 2,048 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.74 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | no data |
| TMUs | 112 | 1280 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | OAM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 8-pin EPS |
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 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz | 3.1 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s | 3,205 GB/s |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 800 Watt |
RTX 3060 8 GB has 370.6% lower power consumption.
Data Center GPU Max NEXT, on the other hand, has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB and Data Center GPU Max NEXT. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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