Two Nvidia consumer GPUs, one Pascal and one Ampere: 6 GB GDDR5 against 12 GB GDDR6 and 88% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 3060.
At a glance
Memory
- GTX 1060
- 6 GB
- RTX 3060
- 12 GB
2x more on RTX 3060
Memory bandwidth
- GTX 1060
- 192 GB/s
- RTX 3060
- 360 GB/s
1.9x higher on RTX 3060
Cheapest on-demand
- GTX 1060
- $0.03 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3060
- $0.04 /GPU/hr
23% cheaper on GTX 1060
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1060 | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 | $0.08 /GPU/hr from $0.04 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.64 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for on-demand and spot on the GTX 1060 and reserved and spot on the RTX 3060: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
GTX 1060 vs RTX 3060 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1060 | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 6 GB GDDR5 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on RTX 3060 |
| Bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 360 GB/s | 1.9x higher on RTX 3060 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 192-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 25.5 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | Not supported | 101.9 TOPS | RTX 3060 only |
| FP32 | 4.4 TFLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 2.9x higher on RTX 3060 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 120 W | 170 W | 1.4x higher on RTX 3060 |
| Released | Q3 2016 | Q1 2021 | 5 years newer on RTX 3060 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1060 datasheet and RTX 3060 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | GTX 1060 /GPU/hr | RTX 3060 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.0300 | On-Demand $0.08 |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
-- | On-Demand $0.0390 |
Vast.ai
|
-- | On-Demand $0.05 |
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Our data for Nvidia GTX 1060 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3060 on Sept. 7, 2026.