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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X 12GB GDDR6
The 12GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 192-bit bus on this Ampere-based RTX 3060 provide substantial memory headroom for texture-heavy games, outpacing typical 8GB competitors at this tier. Its triple-fan MSI Gaming X cooler and 1665MHz boost clock deliver quiet, consistent thermal performance in a 2.7-slot design. This card is best for 1080p gamers who want high-refresh-rate ray tracing with DLSS 2 without exceeding a 200W power budget.
GPU GeForce RTX 3060
VRAM 12GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1777 MHz
TDP 200 W
Memory Bus 192 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
65 Overall Score
Price $534
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
What owners think
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Based on 5 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 | 608.3 |
Compute
| Tensor Cores | 152 |
| RT Cores | 38 |
| Base Clock | 1410 |
| Boost Clock | 1777 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 16.2 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 16.2 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20289 |
| GPU Compute | 9920 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 200 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 |
Physical
| Length | 276 |
| Slot Width | 2.7 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.0 kg / 2.2 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 2 |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1777 | 2685 | 2617 | 2730 | 2680 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 200 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 256 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X | 56 | 64.4 | 54.7 | 51.6 | 43 | 79.1 | 64.5 | 61.4 | 21.6 | 95.5 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO Compare | 86.6 | 96.6 | 88.2 | 92.7 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 72.1 | 56 | 94 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 95.5 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 0 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 86.6 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 0 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
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