GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - video card comparison
GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Architecture
Ampere (2020−2022)
Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name
GA104
TU106
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
-
December 2021
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin
1x 8-pin
Boost clock speed
1725 MHz
1650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
12 nm
Number of transistors
17,400 million
10,800 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
5888
2176
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
184 Watt
Texture fill rate
317.4
224.4
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
16 GB
12 GB
Memory bus width
256 Bit
192 Bit
Memory clock speed
14 GB/s
14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
448.0 GB/s
336.0 GB/s
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI
+
+
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
8.5
7.5
OpenCL
2.0
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Shader Model
6.5
6.6
Vulkan
1.2
1.3