GeForce RTX 2060 vs GeForce RTX 3090

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3090, which has a core clock frequency of 1395 MHz and a GDDR6X memory frequency of 1219 MHz. It also features a 384-bit bus, and makes use of a 8 nm design. It is made up of 10496 SPUs, 328 TAUs, and 112 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 2060		160 Watts
GeForce RTX 3090		350 Watts
	Difference: 190 Watts (119%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce RTX 3090 should in theory be much superior to the GeForce RTX 2060 overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3090		958668 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 2060		344064 MB/sec
	Difference: 614604 (179%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3090 should be a lot (about 179%) more effective at AF than the GeForce RTX 2060. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3090		457560 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 2060		163800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 293760 (179%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 3090 is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3090		156240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 2060		65520 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 90720 (138%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.