Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost vs MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 GP106-300-A1
• Execution units
  28 9
• Shader
  3584 1152
• Render Output Units
  64 48
• Texture Units
  112 72

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

• Memory Size
  12 GB 3 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 2.002 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.544 GHz+ 3 %
• Boost Clock
  1.777 GHz 1.759 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  --
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  170 W 120 W
• TDP (up)
  170 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost and MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  -- 1
• 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_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  Addressable LED No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode No
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode No

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

• Length
  245 mm 188 mm
• Height
  119 mm 116 mm
• Width
  -- 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 484 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC and Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q3/2016
• Release price
  389 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  NE63060019K9-190AU --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet