GeForce RTX 3060 VS Radeon HD 8970M

Explore the complete details of GeForce RTX 3060 VS Radeon HD 8970M, including specs, performance benchmarks

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    The GeForce RTX 3060 GPU by NVIDIA. features a Ampere (2020−2025) architecture. with 3584 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 1777 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR6 memory with 12 GB GB capacity and a 192 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 360.0 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 170W. it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.3, DLSS 1 for enhanced performance.

    The GeForce RTX 3060 GPU by NVIDIA. features a Ampere (2020−2025) architecture. with 3584 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 1777 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR6 memory with 12 GB GB capacity and a 192 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 360.0 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 170W. it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.3, DLSS 1 for enhanced performance.

    Benchmark Performance

    GeForce RTX 3060
    40.87

    Radeon HD 8970M
    9.72

    Content

    General Information

    Basic details about the GeForce RTX 3060, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

    GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060 Radeon HD 8970M Radeon HD 8970M
    Manufacturer NVIDIA AMD
    Ranking 104 484
    Popularity Rank 5 not in top-100
    Architecture Ampere (2020−2025) GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
    GPU code name GA106 Neptune
    Market Segmente Desktop Laptop
    Length - Width 242 mm - 2-slot N/A - N/A
    Release Date 12 January 2021 14 May 2013

    Performance

    Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of GeForce RTX 3060 VS Radeon HD 8970M.
    Core Clock Speed 1320 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock Speed 1777 MHz 900 MHz
    Floating Point Processing Power 12.74 TFLOPS 2.304 TFLOPS
    No of Transistors 12,000 million 2,800 million
    CUDA Cores 3584 1280
    Ray Tracing Cores 28 N/A
    Tensor Cores 112 N/A
    Texture Fill Rate 199.0 72.00
    ROPs 48 32

    Performance Score Comparison

    Connectivity & API Support

    Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

    GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060 Radeon HD 8970M Radeon HD 8970M
    Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a No outputs
    HDMI 1 N/A
    DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.7 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 3.0 1.2
    Vulkan 1.3 1.2.131
    CUDA 8.6 N/A
    DLSS 1 N/A
    TMUs 112 80

    Memory & Bus

    Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.
    Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM 12 GB 4 GB
    Memory Bus Width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory Clock Speed 1875 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory Bandwidth 360.0 GB/s GB/s 153.6 GB/s GB/s
    Resizable BAR 1 N/A

    Power & Efficiency

    Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.
    Power Consumption (TDP) 170 W 100 W
    Power Efficiency 18.33 6.88
    Manufacturing Process 8 nm 28 nm
    Supplementary Power Connectors 1x 12-pin N/A

    Closest Competitors

    Here are some of the closest competitors to this GPU. Compare their power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.


    GeForce RTX 3060
    40.87
    Radeon HD 8970M
    9.72
    GeForce RTX 5050
    40.92
    Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB
    45.74
    Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
    47.61
    GeForce RTX 5060
    49.06
    Radeon RX 9060 XT
    48.05
    Radeon RX 9070 GRE
    48.41
    GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
    52.90
    GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
    53.51
    GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
    53.99