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Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1152 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 3.94 TFLOPS.

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.78 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 12.72 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 223 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Speed index
3/100
11/100
FP32
3.94 TFLOPS
12.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
3 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
120 W
170 W
Launch Price
199 $
369 $
105 pts
258 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipGP106-300-A1GA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors928
Shader11523584
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units72112
Raytracing Cores--28
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 9 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Memory Size3 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s360 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a 3 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.875GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz1.777 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a turbo clock of 1.708 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 1.777 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
TDP120 W170 W
Tjunction max94 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
Noise (Load)--39 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Length252 mm170 mm
Height112 mm125 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GBGainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q1/2021
Launch Price199 $369 $
Structure size16 nm8 nm
Part-no426018336-3798NE63060019K9-190AE
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was released in Q3/2016.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +138.4 %

  1. 1,689
  2. 4,026

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 5,068

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,177

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. no data
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 55 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. no data
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 58 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) Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +82.1 %

  1. 28 fps (avg)
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +108.9 %

  1. 45 fps (avg)
  2. 94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +100.0 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 130 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +181.1 %

  1. 31,694
  2. 89,106

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus +172.1 %

  1. 32,894
  2. 89,506

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