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GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super features a GPU core speed of 1470 MHz, and the 8192 MB of GDDR6 memory is set to run at 1750 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 2176 SPUs, 136 Texture Address Units, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

Compare all that to the GeForce RTX 3060, which makes use of a 8 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1320 MHz. The GDDR6 memory runs at a frequency of 1875 MHz on this particular model. It features 3584 SPUs along with 112 TAUs and 48 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3060 170 Watts
GeForce RTX 2060 Super 175 Watts
Difference: 5 Watts (3%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super should theoretically perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super 458752 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3060 368640 MB/sec
Difference: 90112 (24%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super will be a lot (more or less 35%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce RTX 3060. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super 199920 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3060 147840 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 52080 (35%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super should be a lot (more or less 48%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce RTX 3060, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super 94080 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3060 63360 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 30720 (48%)

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

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Specifications

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Model GeForce RTX 2060 Super GeForce RTX 3060
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year July 2019 February 2021
Code Name TU106-410-A1 GA106
Memory 8192 MB (Unknown) MB
Core Speed 1470 MHz 1320 MHz
Memory Speed 1750 GB/s 1875 GB/s
Power (Max TDP) 175 watts 170 watts
Bandwidth 458752 MB/sec 368640 MB/sec
Texel Rate 199920 Mtexels/sec 147840 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 94080 Mpixels/sec 63360 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 2176 3584
Texture Mapping Units 136 112
Render Output Units 64 48
Bus Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Bus Width 256-bit 192-bit
Fab Process 12 nm 8 nm
Transistors 10800 million 13250 million
Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
DirectX Version DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL Version OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.6

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. 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 is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.

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