It has been two years since the launch of the NVIDIA RTX 2060, based on the Turing architecture, and the recent introduction and launch of its successor, the NVIDIA RTX 3060 makes us wonder if it is worth making the jump or waiting for the launch of one. eventual RTX 4060 based on Lovelace architecture.
Next February 25 is the official launch of the most modest graphics card in the NVIDIA GeForce Ampere range, also known as RTX 3000, in the form of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. Although the question that many people think of is: is it worth the jump from an RTX 2060?
RTX 3060 outperforms RTX 2070
Through a comparison performed with the Ashes of Singularity benchmark, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, based on the GeForce Ampere architecture, about to be launched, has been compared to its direct predecessor, which was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, based in the Turing architecture, and also the RTX 2070 of the same family.
The RTX has been tested in Ashes of Singularity using the Crazy benchmark at Full HD resolution. In the first test, it has obtained a total of 6600 points and an average of 67.8 frames per second on average, while in the second test it has obtained 6800 points and an average of 69.8 frames per second. The difference can be given by a slight increase in clock speed in the second test.
Performance tests not only put the RTX 3060 above the RTX 2060, by 19%, but also the RTX 2070, being 9% faster.
Is the change of generation worth it?
This issue is already more subjective, the change is really worth it if you have a GTX 1060 or one of the GTX 1660s where the change is much more pronounced. Especially due to the fact that the evolution of games in the medium and short term will require technologies that the RTX 3060 already has integrated by hardware. And not only for Ray Tracing but also for the implementation of AI in games.
On the other hand, a 19% advantage when rendering at 1080P may seem like a small leap if you have an RTX 2060 and even less that of 9% compared to the RTX 2070. Although we cannot forget that the RTX 2000 range is still excellent to play games. games and there's not as much urgency for change if you have one of those graphics cards.
Of course, if what you are looking for is the maximum performance to play Full HD through a mid-range card, then there is no doubt that the RTX 3060 is, for now, the best option and the one that is best prepared for the future in these moments.
Can I buy the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060?
Right now, due to the mining bubble, the availability of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is scarce if not zero. In any case, it must be taken into account that a bubble has a limited duration and as time goes by more and more the requirements of the games will increase and it will be worth the leap, and as we have said to users Fans of PC video games who benefit the most from the jump are those who have a GTX 1660, a GTX 1060 or lower, which will end up suffering the weight of their limitations in a short time.
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