GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
1 September 2021 (less than a year ago)
Release date
4 January 2021 (less than a year ago)
$329
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
GA104
GPU code name
GN20-E3 GA106
Desktop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
199.0
Texture fill rate
153.8
3584
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3840
1777 MHz
Boost clock speed
1283 MHz
17,400 million
Number of transistors
13,250 million
170 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
100 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
242 mm
Length
no data
1x 12-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
no data
Laptop size
large

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
12 GB
Maximum RAM amount
6192 MB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
15 GB/s
Memory clock speed
12 GB/s
360.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
264.0 GB/s
no data
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q, the size and number of monitors.

1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
No outputs
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HDMI
no data

Technologies

The difference between GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q is the additional functionality.

8.6
CUDA
8.6

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.2
6.6
Shader Model
6.5
3.0
OpenCL
2.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 or GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

More memory bandwidth (360.0 GB/s vs 264.0 GB/s)

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

More maximum RAM amount (6192 MB vs 12 GB)

So, GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 or GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 .

GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 versus GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q performance benchmarks comparison

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