ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 OC White vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 OC White and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• GPU Chip
  GA104-300-A1 GA106-300-A1
• Execution units
  46 28
• Shader
  5888 3584
• Render Output Units
  96 64
• Texture Units
  184 112

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 1.875 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  448 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 OC White and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.500 GHz 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.935 GHz+ 12 % 1.867 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.905 GHz 1.777 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  280 W+ 27 % 170 W
• TDP (up)
  350 W+ 46 % 180 W+ 6 %
• Tjunction max
  93 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 OC White and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  42-45 dB 34 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 2x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  319 mm 296 mm
• Height
  140 mm 117 mm
• Width
  58 mm 56 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1750 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 OC White.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q1/2021
• Release price
  749 $ 459 $
• Structure size
  8 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  OG-STRIX-RTX3070-O8G-WHITE GV-N3060AORUS E-12GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet