NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Ranked (no data) in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer NVIDIA, year of manufacture 2021, process technology 8 nm, power consumption 100 W (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 817 MHz, capable of overclocking up to 1282 MHz. On board is 6 GB of memory with a clock rate of 1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective and a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		40
Value for money (0-100):		1.1
Architecture:		Ampere
Code name:		GA106
Type:		Laptop
Release date:		04 January 2021
Launch price (MSRP):		no data
Price now:		no data
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Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		3840
Core clock speed:		817 MHz
Boost Clock:		1282 MHz
Transistor count:		13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology:		8 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		100 W
Texture fill rate:		153.8 GTexel/s
Floating-point performance:		9.846 TFLOPS
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

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Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop.

Memory type:		GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount:		6 GB
Memory bus width:		192 bit
Memory clock speed:		1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective
Memory bandwidth:		288.0 GB/s
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Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

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Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

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API support

Supported by the video card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

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DirectX 11.2:		DirectX 12.2

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

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Death Stranding (2020)

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F1 2020 (2020)

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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Doom Eternal (2020)

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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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.

Overall benchmark performance

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