GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 - video card comparison
GeForce RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Architecture
Ampere (2020−2022)
Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name
Ampere GA106
GA104
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
January 2021
September 2021
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin
1x 12-pin
Boost clock speed
1777 MHz
1777 MHz
Core clock speed
1320 MHz
-
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
8 nm
Number of transistors
13,250 million
17,400 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3584
3584
Power consumption (TDP)
170 Watt
170 Watt
Texture fill rate
199.0
199.0
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
12 GB
Memory bus width
192 Bit
192 Bit
Memory clock speed
15000 MHz
15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
360.0 GB/s
360.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI
+
+
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
8.6
8.6
OpenCL
2.0
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Shader Model
6.5
6.6
Vulkan
1.2
1.2