NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM204 | GA106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GM204-200-A1 | GA106-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 13,250 million |
| Die size | 398 mm² | 276 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 19th, 2014 | Jan 12th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900 | GeForce 30 |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch price | 329 USD | 329 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 111 in our database | 60 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700 | GeForce 20 |
| Successor | GeForce 10 | — |
| gpu.details.availability | — | Feb 25th, 2021 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1050 MHz | 1320 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1178 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 1875 MHz 15 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1664 | 3584 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 104 | 112 |
| ROPs | 56 | 48 |
| SMM count | 13 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SMM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| SM count | — | 28 |
| Tensor cores | — | 112 |
| RT cores | — | 28 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 65.97 GPixel/s | 85.30 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 122.5 GTexel/s | 199.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.920 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 242 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 148 W | 170 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Board number | PG401 | PG190 SKU 60 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
