GeForce RTX 3060
2021UnverifiedAmpere's mainstream 12GB value pick during the GPU shortage era
Launch price $329Today $280
Then vs. now
6438A 2021 standout the market has left behind — down 26 points.
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| Dimension | At launch | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Raster perf | 62 | 31 |
| Ray tracing | 55 | 21 |
| AI compute | 60 | 20 |
| Efficiency | 65 | 42 |
| Thermals & noise | 72 | 60 |
| Value | 72 | 53 |
Today-scores are recomputed against the current market frontier. How scoring works
Why the GeForce RTX 3060 stands out
Where it beats the average graphics card in its class.
Compute Units
3584 CUDA cores
2.0× more than the 1,806 average
Process Node
8 nm
41% less than the 11 average
TDP
170 W
37% less than the 232 average
Boost Clock
1777 MHz
23% more than the 1,441 average
Specifications
Performance
- Compute Units
- 3584 CUDA cores
- Boost Clock
- 1777 MHz
- Process Node
- 8 nm
Memory
- VRAM
- 12 GB GDDR6
- Memory Bus
- 192-bit
- Memory Bandwidth
- 360 GB/s
Power
- TDP
- 170 W
- Recommended PSU
- 550 W