MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

GPU

Based on
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Execution Units
28
GPU Chip
GA106-300-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
1837 MHz + 3%
Game Clock
1777 MHz
Overclocking
Yes

Thermal Design

Maximum Junction Temperature
—
TDP
170 W
TDP (up)
170 W

Cooler & Fans

Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Fan-Type
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
Fan 2
—
Noise (Idle)
0 dB / Silent
Noise (Load)
36 dB

Connectivity

DisplayPort Ports
3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
DVI Ports
—
HDCP Version
2.3
HDMI Ports
1 × 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
MSI Mystic Light
Max. resolution
7680 × 4320
Raytracing
Yes

Supported Video Codecs

AV1
Decode
h264
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
VP9
Decode

Dimensions

Height
131 mm
Length
276 mm
Slot Size
3 PCIe-Slots
Weight
996 g
Width
51 mm

Additional data

Documents
data sheet
Launch Price (historical)
459 $
Part Number
—
Process Technology
8 nm
Release date
Q1/2021

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

981 place
3DMark Benchmark

1507 place
Battlefield 5

1338 place
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

1092 place
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)

1773 place
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)

909 place
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)

1360 place
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)

1713 place

Manufacturer versions

Board specifications and benchmark results are specific to each version.

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB

Palit · 12 GB

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB

Palit · 12 GB

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Infinity 2 OC 12GB

Palit · 12 GB

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX 12GB

Palit · 12 GB

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC 12GB

Palit · 12 GB

All models based on this GPU

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G 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

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

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.

13.17 TFLOPS

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

13.21 TFLOPS

PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6700 XT

13.19 TFLOPS

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 LE

13.17 TFLOPS

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC

All the benchmark results

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.

8967

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

8972

ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC

8972

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE

8967

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G

All the benchmark results

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.

55 fps

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

56 fps

Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 2070 Neptune OC-V

56 fps

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER EVO OC

55 fps

Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Advanced OC-V

All the benchmark results

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.

44 fps

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

45 fps

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Windforce OC 8G

45 fps

Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3060 Advanced OC 12G L-V LHR

44 fps

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Evo

All the benchmark results

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

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

38 MH/s

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION

38 MH/s

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW2 DT GAMING

36 MH/s

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G

All the benchmark results

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.

109 MH/s

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

110 MH/s

AMD Radeon RX 6800

110 MH/s

ASUS Radeon RX 6800

109 MH/s

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G

All the benchmark results

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.

21 MH/s

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

22 MH/s

Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Vulcan OC-V

22 MH/s

Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Vulcan OC-V

21 MH/s

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 Mini OC

All the benchmark results

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.

0.4 MH/s

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

0.41 MH/s

MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G

0.41 MH/s

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition

0.4 MH/s

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC

All the benchmark results

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.

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

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC View

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR View

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR View

INNO3D GeForce RTX 3060 iChiLL X3 RED LHR View

INNO3D GeForce RTX 3060 iChiLL X3 RED View

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G View

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G View

Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost OC View

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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