GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060
GIGABYTE RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0): budget Ampere 1080p card, 170W, single 8‑pin, 550W PSU, 282mm triple‑fan, 2x HDMI 2.1 + 2x DP 1.4a.
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Product overview
Launched in February 2021 as part of NVIDIA’s Ampere-based GeForce RTX 30 family, GIGABYTE’s GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (Rev. 2.0, GV‑N3060GAMING OC‑12GD) pairs GA106 with 12GB GDDR6 on a 192‑bit bus and a 1837 MHz factory OC. Rev. 2.0 is the Limited Hash Rate variant.
Positioned in the budget tier, it exists to deliver strong 1080p gaming with ample VRAM and entry-level ray tracing aided by DLSS. The 170 W board draws power via a single 8‑pin plug; GIGABYTE recommends a 550 W PSU. At 282 × 117 × 41 mm with a triple‑fan cooler, check case clearance. Outputs are 2× HDMI 2.1 and 2× DisplayPort 1.4a, and the card uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Discontinuation status is not officially stated.
- 1080p gaming
- 1440p gaming
- ray tracing
- esports/high-fps
- content creation/rendering
Product highlights
- NVIDIA Ampere Streaming Multiprocessors
- 2nd Generation RT Cores
- 3rd Generation Tensor Cores
- Powered by GeForce RTX 3060
- Integrated with 12GB GDDR6 192-bit memory interface
Specifications
- GPU chip
- RTX 3060
- VRAM
- 12 GB
- GPU clock
- 1837 MHZ
- Bus width
- 192-bit
- Interface
- PCI-E 16x
- Graphics Ram Type
- GDDR6
- Memory Transfer Speed
- 360 GB/s
- Tdp
- 170 W
