GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 vs UHD Graphics 620

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking810not rated
Place by popularity2748
Power efficiency12.20no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameKaby Lake GT2GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

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 cores1923584
Core clock speed300 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors189 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm++8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate24.00199.0
Floating-point processing power0.384 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs348
TMUs24112
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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeLPDDR3/DDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount32 GB12 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data360.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2017 1 September 2021
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 170 Watt

UHD Graphics 620 has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 12 GB GA104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 620 and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 620 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 is a desktop one.


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