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
No current retailer price
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 | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD | ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 4090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6 | 24GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1777 | 2520 | 2482 | 2482 | 2450 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 450 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 384 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD Compare | 92.4 | 99 | 92.6 | 96.6 | 94.6 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.2 | 41.7 | 70.5 | 95.4 |
| ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 94 | 95.4 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.6 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 0 | 63.1 | 94 | 88.9 |
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