MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

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
1792 MHz + 1%
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
1 x 100 mm
Fan 2
—
Noise (Idle)
0 dB / Silent
Noise (Load)
40 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 8-Pin
USB-C Ports
—
VGA Ports
—

Featureset

DirectX
12_2
DLSS / FSR
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Max. resolution
7680 × 4320
Raytracing
Yes

Supported Video Codecs

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

Dimensions

Height
125 mm
Length
172 mm
Slot Size
2 PCIe-Slots
Weight
503 g
Width
43 mm

Additional data

Documents
data sheet
Launch Price (historical)
399 $
Part Number
—
Process Technology
8 nm
Release date
Q1/2021

Positions in all rankings

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

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

1023 place
3DMark Benchmark

1564 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

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 AERO ITX 12G OC 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

Archive: saved catalog source links. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified; current source pages may differ from the imported content. MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

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.

12.85 TFLOPS

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

12.9 TFLOPS

MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Air Boost 8G OC

12.9 TFLOPS

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop (Mobile) - 110 W

12.85 TFLOPS

GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click 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.

8854

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

8857

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 5700 XT OC Evo

8857

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT BE 8G

8854

GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click OC)

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.

54 fps

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

55 fps

KFA2 GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Work The Frames Edition

55 fps

Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Phantom GS

54 fps

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Blower V2

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.

43 fps

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

44 fps

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti AMP Extreme

44 fps

Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 Phantom

43 fps

KFA2 GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER HOF 10th Anniversary Black Edition

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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 AERO ITX 12G OC

38 MH/s

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 ArcticStorm Thermaltake 10 Year Anniversary Edition

38 MH/s

Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition

36 MH/s

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition

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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.

108 MH/s

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

109 MH/s

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

109 MH/s

INNO3D GeForce RTX 3060 iChiLL X3 RED LHR

108 MH/s

PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT Liquid Devil Limited Edition

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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 AERO ITX 12G OC

22 MH/s

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER WINDFORCE OC 8G

22 MH/s

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8G

21 MH/s

ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060

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 AERO ITX 12G OC

0.41 MH/s

MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC

0.41 MH/s

Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3060 Advanced OC 12G-V

0.4 MH/s

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G

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

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X XS 12G OC View

Colorful GeForce RTX 3060 NB 12G-V View

Colorful GeForce RTX 3060 NB DUO 12G-V View

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Black Gaming View

Manli GeForce RTX 3060 Gallardo (M2510 + N630-00) View

KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click OC) View

INNO3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 OC View

GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click 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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