MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 12GB GDDR6
The 12GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 3584 CUDA cores provide ample headroom for 1080p gaming and texture-heavy workloads, avoiding the capacity limits of 8GB competitors. Its compact 235mm dual-fan design fits easily into smaller cases while maintaining a 1777MHz boost clock. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers and entry-level creators who need the 12GB capacity for moderate 3D rendering or video editing.
GPU GeForce RTX 3060
VRAM 12GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1777 MHz
TDP 170 W
Memory Bus 192 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
47 Overall Score
Price CA$900
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (11th percentile)
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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 | 1777 |
| Boost Clock | 1777 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 12.74 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 12.74 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 16988 |
| GPU Compute | 8110 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 170 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 235 |
| Slot Width | 2.9 |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | 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 | 1777 | 2730 | 2730 | 2730 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 150 | 360 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus | 52.5 | 48.2 | 51.9 | 40.8 | 46.3 | 66.8 | 44.3 | 10.6 | 59.4 | 57.5 | 40.4 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.2 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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