GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104 - video card comparison
GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104
Architecture
Ampere (2020−2022)
Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name
GA104
GA104
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
-
2023
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin
1x 12-pin
Boost clock speed
1725 MHz
1777 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
8 nm
Number of transistors
17,400 million
17,400 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
5888
3584
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
195 Watt
Texture fill rate
317.4
199.0
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
16 GB
8 GB
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
14 GB/s
15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
448.0 GB/s
240.0 GB/s
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI
+
+
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
8.5
8.6
OpenCL
2.0
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Shader Model
6.5
6.7
Vulkan
1.2
1.3