Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.84 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.15 TFLOPS.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.42 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.81 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 28 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 16 execution units. |
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| Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC | GPU | KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| GA106-300-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| Ampere | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 28 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 3584 | Shader | 2048 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 112 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 28 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.875 GHz clocks. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.875 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 15.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 360 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC has a turbo clock of 1.837 GHz. The turbo frequency of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition is 1.418 GHz. |
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| 1.320 GHz | Base Clock | 1.304 GHz |
| 1.837 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.418 GHz |
| 1.78 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC 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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 180 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 210 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 93 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC are cooled with a Air cooling. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | 2 x 80 mm |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 36 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| Addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 245 mm | Length | 308 mm |
| 119 mm | Height | 129 mm |
| -- | Width | 49 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 8 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC was released in Q1/2021. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition published in Q2/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| NE63060T19K9-190AU | Part-no | 98NQH6DND2EH |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q2/2015 |
| 469 $ | Launch Price | 749 $ |
| 8 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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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Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 HOF 8Pack Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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