Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 GA106-300-A1
• Execution units
  28 28
• Shader
  3584 3584
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  112 112

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  12 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 1.875 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.777 GHz 1.867 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.777 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  170 W 170 W
• TDP (up)
  170 W 180 W+ 6 %
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  35 dB 34 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 2x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  Addressable LED GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  245 mm 296 mm
• Height
  119 mm 117 mm
• Width
  -- 56 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G and Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q1/2021
• Release price
  389 $ 459 $
• Structure size
  8 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  NE63060019K9-190AU GV-N3060AORUS E-12GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet