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GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB leads on 2 of 4 shared benchmarks (6% in 3DMark Speed Way); the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 takes 2 (1% in 3DMark Steel Nomad). On qwen3:14b, both reach about 33.4 tokens/s (per TYO Lab blog; per tyolab.com).

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. MSRP range: $329 · $329. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecGeForce RTX 3060 12 GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
vram gb 1212
vram type —GDDR6
tdp w —170
cuda cores —3584

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from 3DMark, WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, TopCPU.net, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkGeForce RTX 3060 12 GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 21,653 points21,653 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, 3DMark		 5,168 points5,074 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, 3DMark		 2,294 points2,170 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, CpuTronic		 1,974 points1,984 points
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 Graphics Score (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —1,978 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, 3DMark		 8,718 points8,747 points
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 —9,755 points
Geekbench 6 OpenCL (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 82,071 points—
Geekbench 6 Vulkan (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 91,383 points—
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —984 pts
PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —16,969 pts
Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 —12 rank

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060?

The GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB leads on 2 of 4 shared benchmarks (6% in 3DMark Speed Way); the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 takes 2 (1% in 3DMark Steel Nomad).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On qwen3:14b, both reach about 33.4 tokens/s (per TYO Lab blog; per tyolab.com).

What did the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 cost at launch?

The GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB launched at a $329 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 at $329. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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