GPU comparison with benchmarks

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! vs Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.41 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! has 768 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.41 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 2.16 TFLOPS.

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

The Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 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 Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual is 489 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Speed index
2/100
11/100
FP32
2.16 TFLOPS
12.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.41 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
90 W
170 W
Launch Price
169 $
439 $

GPU

GPUZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipGM206-250-A1GA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors628
Shader7683584
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units48112
Raytracing Cores--28
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 6 streaming multiprocessors.

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

Memory

MemoryZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Memory Size2 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.755 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s360 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.755 GHz clocks.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Base Clock1.203 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock1.405 GHz1.777 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! has a turbo clock of 1.405 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual is 1.777 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
TDP90 W170 W
Tjunction max95 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! 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 95 °C.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 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 & FansZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--36 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI2--
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
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

DimensionsZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Length208 mm245 mm
Height111 mm119 mm
Width38 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP!Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q1/2021
Launch Price169 $439 $
Structure size28 nm8 nm
Part-noZT-90603-10MNE63060019K9-190AD
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 AMP! was released in Q3/2015.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 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 Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual +391.0 %

  1. 820
  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)

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  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  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)

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  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  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)

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  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  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 Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual +367.7 %

  1. 19,052
  2. 89,106

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual +362.8 %

  1. 19,341
  2. 89,506

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