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 31.8 performance per dollar. Nearby GPUs in the table are often better buys.

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