ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
vs
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

GPU

The ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 has the GA106-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 is based on the graphics chip TU106, which comes from the Turing architecture.
ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 GPU Gainward GeForce RTX 2070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
GA106-300-A1 GPU Chip TU106
Ampere Architecture Turing
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 36
3584 Shader 2304
48 Render Output Units 64
112 Texture Units 144
28 Raytracing Cores 36

Memory

The graphics memory of the ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 clocks at 1.875 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 15.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.875 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
15.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
360 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.320 GHz Base Clock 1.410 GHz
1.807 GHz Boost Clock 1.620 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 170 W.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 175 W.

170 W TDP 175 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 89 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.2
2x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 1x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

275 mm Length 235 mm
135 mm Height 112 mm
54 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2021.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 came on the market in Q4/2018 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

KO-RTX3060-12G-GAMING Part-no 471056224-1440
Q1/2021 Release date Q4/2018
329 $ (Reference) Launch Price 499 $ (Reference)
8 nm Structure size 12 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
36 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6
36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
56 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6
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)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)

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)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6
54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6
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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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