RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB with RTX 5000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060 8 GB
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 170 Watt
39.88

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms RTX 3060 8 GB by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.3621.07
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA106AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 October 2022 (2 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores358412800
Core clock speed1320 MHz1155 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate199.01,020
Floating-point processing power12.74 TFLOPS65.28 TFLOPS
ROPs48176
TMUs112400
Tensor Cores112400
Ray Tracing Cores28100

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 16-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 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1875 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.0 GB/s576.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 3060 8 GB 39.88
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 75.55
+89.4%

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 3060 8 GB 15384
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 29143
+89.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.88 75.55
Recency 12 October 2022 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 3060 8 GB has 47.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 89.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop card while RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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