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Released
Q2/2021
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR

Graphics card GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR, specifications and benchmarks

1218 place in the overall ranking Graphics Cards!
It is a detailed review of GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR, the date of manufacture started in Q2/2021. Here are all specifications and the results of performance in the form of modern benchmark estimations. The base clock frequency is 1.320 GHz. The GPU supports GDDR6 with an 12 GB graphics memory. TDP is 170 W. We recommend comparing the GPU with other models on our website to determine the best performance.

Specifications

Technical data
GPU
  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 LHR
  • Execution Units
    28
  • GPU Chip
    GA106-302-A1
  • Render Output Units
    64
  • Shader
    3584
  • Texture Units
    112
Memory
  • Memory Bandwidth
    360 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    192 bit
  • Memory Size
    12 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    1875 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6
Clock Speeds
  • Base Clock
    1320 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1867 MHz + 5%
  • Game Clock
    1777 MHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes
Thermal Design
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    —
  • TDP
    170 W
  • TDP (up)
    180 W+ 6 %
Cooler & Fans
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial
  • Fan 1
    3 x 80 mm
  • Fan 2
    —
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    34 dB
Connectivity
  • DisplayPort Ports
    2 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    —
  • HDCP Version
    2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    2 × HDMI 2.1
  • Max. Displays
    4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    —
  • VGA Ports
    —
Featureset
  • DirectX
    12_2
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes
  • LED
    GIGABYTE RGB Fusion
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes
Supported Video Codecs
  • AV1
    Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode
  • VP9
    Decode
Dimensions
  • Height
    117 mm
  • Length
    296 mm
  • Slot Size
    3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    —
  • Width
    56 mm
Additional data
  • Documents
    data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    459 $
  • Part Number
    GV-N3060AORUS E-12GD
  • Process Technology
    8 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2021
Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    953 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1492 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1299 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1038 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    1773 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    867 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1112 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2089 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR with other graphics cards to understand the real speed of the GPU when processing content.

Tests include working with floating point, creating 3D models, mining cryptocurrencies.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

13.38 TFLOPS
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR
13.41 TFLOPS
13.41 TFLOPS
13.38 TFLOPS
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

9037
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR
9069
9069
9037
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

56 fps
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR
57 fps
57 fps
56 fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine

Higher values are better in this metric.

45 fps
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR
46 fps
46 fps
45 fps
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU

Higher values are better in this metric.

36 MH/s
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR
38 MH/s
38 MH/s
36 MH/s
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs

Higher values are better in this metric.

110 MH/s
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR
111 MH/s
111 MH/s
110 MH/s
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

22 MH/s
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR
23 MH/s
23 MH/s
22 MH/s
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970

Higher values are better in this metric.

0.2 MH/s
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR
0.21 MH/s
0.21 MH/s
0.2 MH/s

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Battlefield 5 + Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

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Base Clock is the base GPU frequency stated by the manufacturer for this model.

Boost Clock describes automatic frequency increases. Actual clock speed varies with workload, temperature and power limits; it is not a guarantee of manual overclocking.

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