GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Playstation 5 GPU

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data16.10
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameOberon PlusGA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 September 2022 (2 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

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 speed2233 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed2233 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors10,600 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate321.6199.0
Floating-point processing power10.29 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs144112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Length390 mm242 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s240.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXN/A12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader ModelN/A6.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.6

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 170 Watt

Playstation 5 GPU has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has 5.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Playstation 5 GPU and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.


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