GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060

Brand
GIGABYTE
Model
AORUS GeForce RTX 3060
$660–$730estimated range · from catalog price Jun 22, 2026

AORUS RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G (rev. 2.0, LHR): mainstream Ampere 1440p card with 8GB GDDR6, 8+6‑pin power, and dual HDMI 2.1 outputs.

Graphics performance rankTop 89% of graphics cards
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ReleasedAug 2021
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GPU chipRTX 3060
VRAM8 GB
GPU clock1867 MHZ
Memory clock15000 MHZ
Bus width192-bit
InterfacePCI-E 16x
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Product overview

Gigabyte’s AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G (rev. 2.0, LHR) is an Ampere (RTX 30‑series) board. The RTX 3060 Ti debuted on December 2, 2020; Gigabyte’s Rev 2.0 LHR variant appeared around August 25, 2021.

Positioned as a mainstream 60‑Ti class card, it exists to deliver dependable 1440p gaming with DLSS and ray tracing without jumping to the 70/80 tiers. It equips 8GB GDDR6 on a 256‑bit bus, uses 8‑pin + 6‑pin power with a 650 W PSU recommendation, and is 296 mm long with a thick ~2.7‑slot cooler to manage thermals. Outputs are 2× HDMI 2.1 and 2× DisplayPort 1.4a. Strong fit for 1440p gaming, esports/high‑fps, and creator work; notably, it offers two HDMI 2.1 ports.

Best for
  • 1440p gaming
  • esports/high-fps
  • ray tracing
  • content creation/rendering

Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the graphics cards catalog
Current modelCatalog models
VRAM8 GB
Higher than 37% of graphics cards
GPU clock1867 MHZ
Higher than 48% of graphics cards
Bus width192-bit
Higher than 22% of graphics cards
GPU chip
RTX 3060
VRAM
8 GB
GPU clock
1867 MHZ
Bus width
192-bit
Interface
PCI-E 16x
Graphics Ram Type
GDDR6
Memory Transfer Speed
360 GB/s
Tdp
170 W
Pairing fit

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