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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition vs GALAX GeForce RTX 2070

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.87 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.87 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.36 TFLOPS.

GALAX GeForce RTX 2070
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.62 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.62 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.46 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition is 79 % faster than the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
Speed index
11/100
6/100
FP32
13.36 TFLOPS
7.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.87 GHz
1.62 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
170 W
175 W
Launch Price
459 $
499 $
256 pts
304 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
GPU ChipGA106-300-A1TU106
Streaming Multiprocessors2836
Shader35842304
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units112144
Raytracing Cores2836
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 28 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
Memory Size12 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.875 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed15.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.875 GHz clocks.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.410 GHz
Boost Clock1.867 GHz1.620 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.84 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition has a turbo clock of 1.867 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 is 1.620 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
TDP170 W175 W
Tjunction max93 °C89 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 89 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
Length200 mm283 mm
Height123 mm139 mm
Width38 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 2070
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q4/2018
Launch Price459 $499 $
Structure size8 nm12 nm
Part-noDUAL-RTX3060-O12G27NSL6UCV2SW
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition was released in Q1/2021.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 published in Q4/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 +5.1 %

  1. 4,127
  2. 4,337

Port Royal (Raytracing) GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 +2.5 %

  1. 5,195
  2. 5,327

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition +19.2 %

  1. 2,232
  2. 1,873

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition +2.8 %

  1. 37 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition +7.4 %

  1. 58 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 9 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 25 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 61 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 +1.9 %

  1. 53 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition +4.2 %

  1. 99 fps (avg)
  2. 95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition +3.0 %

  1. 136 fps (avg)
  2. 132 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition +3.8 %

  1. 93,589
  2. 90,143

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition +9.1 %

  1. 94,010
  2. 86,141

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