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$230.98
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
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$343.43
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$336.6
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$339.6
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$322.15
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Boost Clock
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$299.99
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$309.99
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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 2060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 736 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Up to 28% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $230.98 vs $322.15
- Up to 26% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $2.43 vs $3.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 160 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 4% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce RTX 2060 - 80 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 - 12 vs 6 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
FPS
77
96.25%
Value, $/FPS
$2.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$230.98
100%
Value Winner
KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit PC Graphics Card HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Video Card
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.27/FPS
74.3119266055046%
Price, $
$322.15
71%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
94.5369284876905%
Texel Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
98.71031746031747%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $349 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1365 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1680 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2060 or GeForce RTX 3060
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$15.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
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68 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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68 FPS
$17.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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73 FPS
$17.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
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57 FPS
$27.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
In Stock
65 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
73 FPS
$30.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
57 FPS
$19.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
In Stock
67 FPS
$17.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
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73 FPS
$19.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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