GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)

Place in the ranking	1005	106
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	9.69	16.35
Architecture	Gen. 11 (2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Gen. 11	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 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	24	3584
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4.8 - 10 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	199.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	112
Tensor Cores	no data	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	8 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	240.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x 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.

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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 HD

−2650%

220−230
+2650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
−2650%

110−120

+2650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −2733%	170−180 +2733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2650%	110−120 +2650%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2650%	110−120 +2650%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Hitman 3	6−7 −2733%	170−180 +2733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −2757%	400−450 +2757%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −2650%	220−230 +2650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2627%	900−950 +2627%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −2733%	170−180 +2733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2650%	110−120 +2650%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2650%	110−120 +2650%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Hitman 3	6−7 −2733%	170−180 +2733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −2757%	400−450 +2757%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 −2733%	170−180 +2733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −2627%	300−310 +2627%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2627%	900−950 +2627%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −2733%	170−180 +2733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2650%	110−120 +2650%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2650%	110−120 +2650%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Hitman 3	6−7 −2733%	170−180 +2733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −2757%	400−450 +2757%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −2650%	220−230 +2650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −2627%	300−310 +2627%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2627%	900−950 +2627%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2650%

55−60
+2650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Hitman 3	7−8 −2757%	200−210 +2757%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −2700%	140−150 +2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −2733%	170−180 +2733%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−2650%

110−120

+2650%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−2733%

85−90
+2733%

This is how UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 8 GB is 2650% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.39	39.88
Recency	11 January 2021	12 October 2022
Chip lithography	10 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	170 Watt

UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) has 4150% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 2769.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.