Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
vs
PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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

The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

GPU

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

The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB is based on the graphics chip TU106, which comes from the Turing architecture.
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC GPU PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GA106-300-A1 GPU Chip TU106
Ampere Architecture Turing
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 30
3584 Shader 1920
48 Render Output Units 48
112 Texture Units 120
28 Raytracing Cores 30

Memory

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

The graphics memory speed of the PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 6 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 336 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.

1.320 GHz Base Clock 1.365 GHz
1.807 GHz Boost Clock 1.680 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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

The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 160 W.

170 W TDP 160 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 88 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC.

The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x 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 Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED 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 Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

170 mm Length 168 mm
125 mm Height 126 mm
39 mm Width 42 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2021.

The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

NE63060S19K9-190AF Part-no VCG20606SFPPB
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2019
389 $ Launch Price 349 $ (Reference)
8 nm Structure size 12 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

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)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
12 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
6 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
12 GB GDDR6
36 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
6 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
12 GB GDDR6
56 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
6 GB GDDR6
46 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)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
12 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
12 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
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)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
12 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
6 GB GDDR6
44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
12 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
6 GB GDDR6
83 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC
12 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB PNY GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
6 GB GDDR6
118 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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