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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC vs AMD Steam Deck GPU. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q1/2021
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC
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Q2/2022
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AMD Steam Deck GPU
AMD Steam Deck GPU

What's the best choice MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC or AMD Steam Deck GPU? Which graphics card is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC has a base frequency of 1.320 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Steam Deck GPU has a base frequency of 1.0 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type LPDDR5. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1268 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    1.320 GHz left arrow 1.0 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1003 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1540 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1427 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1160 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    1773 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    924 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1360 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1713 place
  • More memory

    33% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 12 GB

Specifications

Technical data
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC
AMD Steam Deck GPU AMD Steam Deck GPU
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and AMD Steam Deck GPU, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 left arrow Van Gogh
  • Execution Units
    28 left arrow 8
  • GPU Chip
    GA106-300-A1 left arrow 100-000000405
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 16
  • Shader
    3584 left arrow 512
  • Texture Units
    112 left arrow 32
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bandwidth
    360 GB/s left arrow 88 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    192 bit left arrow 128 bit
  • Memory Size
    12 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    1875 MHz left arrow 1375 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow LPDDR5
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1320 MHz left arrow 1000 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1807 MHz + 2% left arrow 1600 MHz
  • Game Clock
    1777 MHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow -
  • TDP
    170 W left arrow -
  • TDP (up)
    170 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1)
    - left arrow 15 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and AMD Steam Deck GPU.

  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow -
  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow -
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm left arrow -
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow -
  • Noise (Load)
    35 dB left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    3 × DisplayPort 1.4a left arrow -
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    2.3 left arrow -
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.1 left arrow -
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow -
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow -
  • Power Connectors
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow -
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

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

  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_1
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow -
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow -
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow -
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow -
  • OpenCL
    - left arrow 2.0
  • OpenGL
    - left arrow 4.6
  • Shader Model
    - left arrow 6.5
  • Vulkan
    - left arrow 1.2
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow -
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow -
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow -
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    124 mm left arrow -
  • Length
    235 mm left arrow -
  • Slot Size
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow -
  • Weight
    675 g left arrow -
  • Width
    42 mm left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Steam Deck GPU and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow -
  • Launch Price (historical)
    399 $ left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    8 nm left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q2/2022
Theoretical Performance

  • Pixel Rate
    - left arrow 25.60 GPixel/s
  • Texture Rate
    - left arrow 51.20 GTexel/s

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC

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AMD Steam Deck GPU

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