GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G vs EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G and EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• GPU Chip
  GP106-300-A1 GA106-300-A1
• Execution units
  9 28
• Shader
  1152 3584
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  72 112

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

• Memory Size
  3 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 1.875 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G and EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.594 GHz+ 6 % 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.847 GHz+ 8 % 1.882 GHz+ 6 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.809 GHz 1.777 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 170 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 180 W+ 6 %
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G and EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 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_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting Addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No 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
  278 mm 202 mm
• Height
  114 mm 110 mm
• Width
  40 mm 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q1/2021
• Release price
  -- 499 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1060G1 GAMING-3GD 12G-P5-3657-KR
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet