Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12GB GDDR6
The 12GB VRAM buffer and 1792MHz boost clock on the Ampere architecture provide headroom for 1440p gaming and texture-heavy workloads that 8GB cards struggle with. Its compact 198mm dual-fan WINDFORCE cooler with alternate spinning fans fits easily into small form factor builds while maintaining a modest 150W TDP. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers and entry-level creators who need the extra VRAM for moderate video editing or 3D rendering.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong efficiency (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192 |
| Bandwidth | 240 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 3584 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 |
| RT Cores | 30 |
| Base Clock | 1792 |
| Boost Clock | 1792 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 12.74 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 12.74 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 16988 |
| GPU Compute | 8110 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 198 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.8 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1792 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 150 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC | 52.5 | 48.1 | 51.8 | 40.7 | 46.2 | 60.9 | 56.7 | 72.1 | 71.6 | 52.8 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.8 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.2 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Usage Scores
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