RTX 3060 12GB

Written analysis

RTX 3060 12GB at a glance

The RTX 3060 12GB is based on the Ampere architecture and is manufactured using the 8 nm process at Samsung. It ships with 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus , about 360 GB/s. Shader count is 3584 across 80 CU/SM. The board interface is PCIe 4.0 x16.

Reference board power is a moderate 170 W with 1x 12-pin. Final PSU and case requirements still depend on the specific partner card and the rest of the system.

VRAM capacity is mid-range at 12 GB. Fine for 1440p; 4K ultra and large texture mods are where you start making compromises.

Best fit: Basic gaming or display workloads where price, compatibility, and power matter more than high settings.

Gaming performance

RTX 3060 12GB is a budget gaming GPU, at 22.32% of the dataset’s best 1440p raster performance. Keep the rest of the build in the same class.

1440p value is balanced at 56.8 performance per dollar.

The catalog lists 1 retail card of this GPU . Partner cards change cooling, length, factory clocks, and price — not the core raster scores. They are listed below similar GPUs.