GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce RTX 3060, which features GPU clock speed of 1320 MHz, and (Unknown) MB of GDDR6 memory running at 1875 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 3584 Stream Processors, 112 TAUs, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
GeForce RTX 2070 Super		215 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (26%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce RTX 2070 Super should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070 Super		458752 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
	Difference: 90112 (24%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is much (approximately 74%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce RTX 3060. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070 Super		256800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 108960 (74%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a better choice, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070 Super		102720 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 39360 (62%)

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 largest amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.