NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is ahead by 4% on our index and meets the recommended card of 14 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 23 24
Video memory 6 GB 8 GB
Rated power 160 W 170 W
Launch price $349 $329
Index per $100 6.6 7.3
Games at recommended 240 254
Released20192022
FeaturesDLSS · FSR · ray tracingDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 22122
- Fortnite2425
- Palworld2425
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB runs at recommended
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- New World: Aeternum
- Conan Exiles Enhanced
- Space Engineers
- R.E.P.O.
- Resident Evil 4
- ELDEN RING
- HITMAN™ 2
And 6 more.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB scores 24 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060's 23, a 4% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 meets the recommended graphics card of 240 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB, 254.