NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition vs ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge, 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.500 GHz 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.725 GHz 1.777 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  220 W 170 W
• TDP (up)
  240 W 170 W
• Tjunction max
  93 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 85 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  37 dB 35 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x 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
  No LED lighting ZOTAC SPECTRA

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
  242 mm 224 mm
• Height
  112 mm 116 mm
• Width
  -- 39 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1034 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q1/2021
• Release price
  499 $ 389 $
• Structure size
  8 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  -- ZT-A30600E-10M
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet