GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is significantly faster than the GeForce RTX 2060, leading by roughly 20% in our performance index. The GeForce RTX 2060, however, delivers more performance per dollar — $308 CAD cheaper.
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GeForce RTX 3060 8GB vs GeForce RTX 2060: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3060 8GB vs GeForce RTX 2060
The GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is significantly faster, around 20% ahead of the GeForce RTX 2060. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p. The GeForce RTX 3060 8GB packs 3,584 CUDA cores versus 1,920 on the GeForce RTX 2060.
Price & Value
Right now the GeForce RTX 2060 starts at $295 CAD against $603 CAD for the GeForce RTX 3060 8GB. Despite being slower, the GeForce RTX 2060 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~70% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The GeForce RTX 2060 is trading below its $349 CAD MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
The GeForce RTX 2060 pulls less power (160W vs 170W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster GeForce RTX 3060 8GB draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern Ampere architecture on a Samsung 8nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 8GB against 6GB, the GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce RTX 2060's 6GB can fall short. The GeForce RTX 2060's memory is also faster — 336 GB/s versus 240 GB/s (192-bit vs 128-bit bus) — which helps feed the GPU at 4K and with heavy textures.
Generation & Longevity
The GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is roughly 2 years newer than the GeForce RTX 2060 (Ampere vs Turing), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 2060 or GeForce RTX 3060 8GB?
Choose the GeForce RTX 3060 8GB if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the GeForce RTX 2060 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.