GRID M3-3020 vs GeForce RTX 3060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 with GRID M3-3020, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 170 Watt
44.29
+478%

RTX 3060 outperforms GRID M3-3020 by a whopping 478% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking82521
Place by popularity4not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation72.90no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameAmpere GA106GM107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)18 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 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 cores3584640
Core clock speed1320 MHz1033 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHz1306 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Wattno data
Texture fill rate199.052.24
Floating-point processing power12.74 gflops1.672 gflops

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 3.0 x16
Length242 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed15000 MHz5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/s83.2 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 DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.21.1.126
CUDA8.65.0

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 HD124
+490%
21−24
−490%
1440p74
+517%
12−14
−517%
4K51
+538%
8−9
−538%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+558%
12−14
−558%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+481%
16−18
−481%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 102
+538%
16−18
−538%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+492%
24−27
−492%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+536%
14−16
−536%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+550%
12−14
−550%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+481%
16−18
−481%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+500%
18−20
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+480%
35−40
−480%
Hitman 3 120
+567%
18−20
−567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+497%
30−33
−497%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+548%
21−24
−548%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+519%
16−18
−519%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+515%
27−30
−515%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+543%
21−24
−543%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+481%
16−18
−481%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
+507%
14−16
−507%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+492%
24−27
−492%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+536%
14−16
−536%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+525%
12−14
−525%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+481%
16−18
−481%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+500%
18−20
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+480%
35−40
−480%
Hitman 3 116
+544%
18−20
−544%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+497%
30−33
−497%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+548%
21−24
−548%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+519%
16−18
−519%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180
+500%
30−33
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+550%
14−16
−550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+543%
21−24
−543%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+481%
16−18
−481%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+525%
12−14
−525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+536%
14−16
−536%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+540%
10−11
−540%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+481%
16−18
−481%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+480%
35−40
−480%
Hitman 3 101
+531%
16−18
−531%
Horizon Zero Dawn 142
+492%
24−27
−492%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 154
+542%
24−27
−542%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+508%
12−14
−508%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+490%
10−11
−490%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+519%
16−18
−519%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+521%
14−16
−521%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+580%
10−11
−580%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+513%
8−9
−513%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+500%
10−11
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+550%
8−9
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+550%
6−7
−550%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+538%
8−9
−538%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+503%
40−45
−503%
Hitman 3 68
+580%
10−11
−580%
Horizon Zero Dawn 106
+489%
18−20
−489%
Metro Exodus 89
+536%
14−16
−536%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
+539%
18−20
−539%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+570%
10−11
−570%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+486%
35−40
−486%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+533%
12−14
−533%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Hitman 3 45
+543%
7−8
−543%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+550%
30−33
−550%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+490%
10−11
−490%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+530%
10−11
−530%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+533%
6−7
−533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+530%
10−11
−530%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+570%
10−11
−570%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+575%
4−5
−575%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+567%
6−7
−567%

This is how RTX 3060 and GRID M3-3020 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 490% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 517% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 538% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.29 7.66
Recency 12 January 2021 18 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 28 nm

RTX 3060 has a 478.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M3-3020 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop card while GRID M3-3020 is a workstation one.


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