GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce RTX 3060, which features a clock frequency of 1320 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1875 MHz. It also features a 192-bit bus, and makes use of a 8 nm design. It is made up of 3584 SPUs, 112 Texture Address Units, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
	Difference: 50 Watts (42%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce RTX 3060 should theoretically be quite a bit superior to the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 172032 (88%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 is quite a bit (more or less 36%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 39408 (36%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB will be a small bit (about 14%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce RTX 3060, and also capable of handling higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 8928 (14%)

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: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses 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 higher screen resolutions.

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

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