Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• GPU Chip
  TU106 GA106-300-A1
• Execution units
  30 28
• Shader
  1920 3584
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  120 112

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 1.875 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  336 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.365 GHz 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.830 GHz+ 9 % 1.912 GHz+ 7 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.882 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  190 W+ 19 % 170 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 210 W+ 24 %
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 95 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 32-34 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 --
• 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
  No LED lighting ASUS Aura Sync

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
  No Decode

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

• Length
  235 mm 300 mm
• Height
  112 mm 134 mm
• Width
  -- 54 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1123 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q1/2021
• Release price
  -- 579 $
• Structure size
  12 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  426018336-4313 ROG-STRIX-RTX3060-O12G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet