Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12GB GDDR6 Black
The 12GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 1840MHz boost clock provide ample headroom for texture-heavy games at 1080p, while the triple-fan WINDFORCE cooler keeps the 170W TDP in check. Dual HDMI 2.1 outputs add flexibility for multi-monitor or VR setups, a rare find at this performance tier. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who need high VRAM capacity for modded titles or entry-level creative work, rather than AI or LLM tasks.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average compute (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 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 | 1837 |
| Boost Clock | 1840 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 12.74 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 12.74 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 16890 |
| GPU Compute | 8110 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 170 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 282 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1840 | 2407 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| 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 | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC | 51.9 | 47.8 | 52.1 | 39.6 | 34.8 | 61.1 | 91.5 | 58 | 61.3 | 53.1 | 95.4 | 59.1 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 86.6 | 27 | 99.2 | 99 | 3.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.7 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 81 | 73.7 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 20.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 99 | 19.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.5 | 95.4 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 54.7 | 98.7 | 78.2 | 15.2 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.5 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 82.3 | 17.3 |
Usage Scores
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