NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF108 | GA106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF108-200-A1 | GA106-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Fermi | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 13,250 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 276 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 3rd, 2010 | Jan 12th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 400 | GeForce 30 |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 20 |
| Successor | GeForce 500 | — |
| gpu.details.availability | — | Feb 25th, 2021 |
| Launch price | — | 329 USD |
| Reviews | — | 60 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1400 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 1875 MHz 15 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1777 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.80 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 3584 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 4 | 112 |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| SM count | 1 | 28 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 3 MB |
| Tensor cores | — | 112 |
| RT cores | — | 28 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.400 GPixel/s | 85.30 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 2.800 GTexel/s | 199.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 134.4 GFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 11.20 GFLOPS (1:12) | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | 242 mm 9.5 inches |
| TDP | 50 W | 170 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 12-pin |
| Board number | P1071 | PG190 SKU 60 |
| Width | — | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
