G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

2022

Why buy it

✅51.4% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 51.0 vs 0 G3D/$ ($329 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅Access to DLSS 2 Super Resolution (2020).
✅50% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (12 GB vs 8 GB).

Trade-offs

❌Weaker long-term outlook: RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is the safer future-proof pick thanks to newer hardware and better gaming feature support.
❌677.8% higher power demand at 350W vs 45W.

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile

2025

Why buy it

✅More future proof: Blackwell on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 45W instead of 350W, a 305W reduction.
✅More future proof: Blackwell on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than GeForce RTX 3060 12GB across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 8 GB vs 12 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌No DLSS support; it relies on Upscaling support instead.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 51.0 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $329 MSRP).

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

2022

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile

2025

Why buy it

✅51.4% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 51.0 vs 0 G3D/$ ($329 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅Access to DLSS 2 Super Resolution (2020).
✅50% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (12 GB vs 8 GB).

Why buy it

✅More future proof: Blackwell on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 45W instead of 350W, a 305W reduction.
✅More future proof: Blackwell on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Weaker long-term outlook: RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is the safer future-proof pick thanks to newer hardware and better gaming feature support.
❌677.8% higher power demand at 350W vs 45W.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than GeForce RTX 3060 12GB across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 8 GB vs 12 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌No DLSS support; it relies on Upscaling support instead.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 51.0 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $329 MSRP).

Quick Answers

So, is GeForce RTX 3060 12GB better than RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile?

Yes. GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is the better GPU overall here. You are getting 51.4% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data, 1% higher PassMark G3D performance, DLSS 2 Super Resolution, and 280 vs 104 Tensor cores. It also comes from 2022 instead of 2025, which helps its case as the more complete modern gaming card.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2025 generation instead of 2022, the stronger feature stack with no meaningful modern upscaling stack instead of DLSS Super Resolution, and a 5nm process instead of 8nm. That broader feature stack should age better as more games lean on modern upscaling and frame-generation support.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is the smarter buy today, but it is not as lopsided as a simple winner label makes it sound. GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is priced in an unclear MSRP range at $329 MSRP versus an unclear MSRP, and you are getting 51.4% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and a lower G3D Mark (16,777 vs 16,940). It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 100+%. RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is the newer 2025 card, so it still has a real case if you care more about newer architecture, lower power draw (45W vs 350W), and future-proofing than about squeezing out the strongest gaming value today.

When does RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile make more sense than GeForce RTX 3060 12GB?

Yes. RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is still an excellent gaming GPU in 2026: it is very strong for 1080p, good for 1440p, and more limited at 4K. It makes more sense if your priority is newer architecture, lower power draw (45W vs 350W), future-proofing, and staying closer to an unclear MSRP more than squeezing out the extra headroom of GeForce RTX 3060 12GB. The trade-off is that GeForce RTX 3060 12GB currently gives you a lower G3D Mark (16,777 vs 16,940) and 51.4% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 100+%.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Benchmark Check

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low	166 FPS	111 FPS
medium	151 FPS	96 FPS
high	133 FPS	78 FPS
ultra	113 FPS	53 FPS
1440p
low	139 FPS	97 FPS
medium	116 FPS	83 FPS
high	98 FPS	59 FPS
ultra	85 FPS	39 FPS
4K
low	80 FPS	42 FPS
medium	67 FPS	38 FPS
high	51 FPS	24 FPS
ultra	45 FPS	20 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low	494 FPS	220 FPS
medium	425 FPS	187 FPS
high	360 FPS	154 FPS
ultra	323 FPS	116 FPS
1440p
low	372 FPS	149 FPS
medium	310 FPS	124 FPS
high	258 FPS	103 FPS
ultra	219 FPS	78 FPS
4K
low	193 FPS	79 FPS
medium	167 FPS	65 FPS
high	144 FPS	53 FPS
ultra	120 FPS	38 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low	755 FPS	693 FPS
medium	604 FPS	564 FPS
high	503 FPS	470 FPS
ultra	377 FPS	381 FPS
1440p
low	566 FPS	439 FPS
medium	453 FPS	372 FPS
high	377 FPS	317 FPS
ultra	283 FPS	272 FPS
4K
low	377 FPS	319 FPS
medium	302 FPS	262 FPS
high	252 FPS	198 FPS
ultra	189 FPS	153 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low	445 FPS	285 FPS
medium	396 FPS	244 FPS
high	330 FPS	201 FPS
ultra	288 FPS	175 FPS
1440p
low	366 FPS	225 FPS
medium	328 FPS	196 FPS
high	271 FPS	163 FPS
ultra	231 FPS	138 FPS
4K
low	237 FPS	137 FPS
medium	217 FPS	115 FPS
high	186 FPS	93 FPS
ultra	160 FPS	76 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of GeForce RTX 3060 12GB and RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in January 11 2022. It features the Ampere architecture. The core clock ranges from 1260 MHz to 1710 MHz. It has 8960 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 350W. Manufactured using 8 nm process technology. It features 70 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 16,777 points. Launch price was $799.

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile

The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 19 2025. It features the Blackwell 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 952 MHz to 1657 MHz. It has 3328 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 45W. Manufactured using 5 nm process technology. It features 26 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 16,940 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB scores 16,777 and the RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile reaches 16,940 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 1% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is built on Ampere while the RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile uses Blackwell 2.0, both on 8 nm vs 5 nm. Shader units: 8,960 (GeForce RTX 3060 12GB) vs 3,328 (RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile). Raw compute: 30.64 TFLOPS (GeForce RTX 3060 12GB) vs 11.03 TFLOPS (RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile). Boost clocks: 1710 MHz vs 1657 MHz. Ray tracing: 70 RT cores (GeForce RTX 3060 12GB) vs 26 (RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile) with 280 Tensor cores vs 104.

Feature	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
G3D Mark Score	16,777	16,940
Architecture	Ampere	Blackwell 2.0
Process Node	8 nm	5 nm
Shading Units	8960+169%	3328
Compute (TFLOPS)	30.64 TFLOPS+178%	11.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock	1710 MHz+3%	1657 MHz
ROPs	96+200%	32
TMUs	280+169%	104
L1 Cache	8.8 MB+167%	3.3 MB
L2 Cache	6 MB	32 MB+433%
Ray Tracing Cores	70+169%	26
Tensor Cores	280+169%	104

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile supports the newer Upscaling support, whereas the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is capped at DLSS 2 Super Resolution.

Feature	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
Upscaling Tech	DLSS 2 Super Resolution	Upscaling support
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	NVIDIA Reflex

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB comes with 12 GB of VRAM, while the RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile has 8 GB. The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB offers 50% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Bus width: 192-bit vs 256-bit. L2 Cache: 6 MB (GeForce RTX 3060 12GB) vs 32 MB (RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile) — the RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
VRAM Capacity	12 GB+50%	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus Width	192-bit	256-bit+33%
L2 Cache	6 MB	32 MB+433%

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 Ultimate (GeForce RTX 3060 12GB) vs 12.2 (RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile). Vulkan: 1.3 vs 1.4. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 1.

Feature	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
DirectX	12 Ultimate	12.2+2%
Vulkan	1.3	1.4+8%
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4+300%	1

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 7th gen (GeForce RTX 3060 12GB) vs 9th Gen NVENC (RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile). Decoder: NVDEC 5th gen vs 6th Gen NVDEC. Supported codecs: H.264,H.265/HEVC,AV1 (GeForce RTX 3060 12GB) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile).

Feature	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
Encoder	NVENC 7th gen	9th Gen NVENC
Decoder	NVDEC 5th gen	6th Gen NVDEC
Codecs	H.264,H.265/HEVC,AV1	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB draws 350W versus the RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile's 45W — a 154.4% difference. The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 550W (GeForce RTX 3060 12GB) vs 650W (RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile). Power connectors: 8-pin vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 242mm vs 0mm, occupying 2 vs 0 slots. Typical load temperature: 75°C vs 80°C.

Feature	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Mobile
TDP	350W	45W-87%
Recommended PSU	550W-15%	650W
Power Connector	8-pin	PCIe-powered
Length	242mm	0mm
Height	112mm	0mm
Slots	2	0-100%
Temp (Load)	75°C-6%	80°C
Perf/Watt	47.9	376.4+686%