ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
vs
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Pascal) and has 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The ASUS TUF Gaming 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.

GPU

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has the GP106-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the graphics chip GA106-300-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GPU ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GP106-300-A1 GPU Chip GA106-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
9 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
1152 Shader 3584
48 Render Output Units 48
72 Texture Units 112
0 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The graphics memory of the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 is 15.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.875 GHz.

3 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 1.875 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 15.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.320 GHz
1.708 GHz Boost Clock 1.807 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.78 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 170 W.

120 W TDP 170 W
-- TDP (up) 180 W
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 90 mm Fan 1 3 x 95 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 33 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED ASUS Aura Sync

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
No AV1 Decode
No VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

183 mm Length 301 mm
121 mm Height 143 mm
38 mm Width 54 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 came on the market in Q1/2021 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

PH-GTX1060-3G Part-no TUF-RTX3060-12G-GAMING
Q3/2016 Release date Q1/2021
199 $ (Reference) Launch Price 509 $
16 nm Structure size 8 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 TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
56 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 TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming 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 Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
28 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
45 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
65 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 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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