NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
High-end Ampere GPU delivering excellent 1440p gaming performance.
October 29, 2020$500
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12GB GDDR6
Reference model: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Popular mid-range Ampere GPU with 12GB of memory for 1080p gaming.
Ampere8nm170 W12 GB GDDR6
Released February 25, 2021MSRP $330
Performance
Base Clock1,320 MHz
Boost Clock1,777 MHz
Memory
Memory12 GB GDDR6
Bandwidth360 GB/s
Power
TDP170 W
Recommended PSU550 W
Form
Slot Width2 slots
Length242 mm
Interface4.0
Outputs3x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI
About
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12GB GDDR6
Full Specs
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Graphics Card
Release DateFebruary 25, 2021
SeriesRTX 30
GenerationGeForce 30
Predecessor GenGeForce 20
Successor GenGeForce 40
Launch Price$330
Bus Interface4.0
GPU Bus16
Slot Width2 slots
Length242 mm
RaytracingSupported
Graphics Processor
GPU NameGA106
ArchitectureAmpere
FoundrySamsung
Process Size8nm
Outputs3x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI
Clock Speeds and Power
Base Clock1,320 MHz
Boost Clock1,777 MHz
TDP170 W
Suggested PSU550 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pin, 1x 6-pin
Memory & Rendering
Memory Clock1,875 MHz
Memory Size12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6
Memory Bus192 bit
Memory Bandwidth360 GB/s
TMUS112
Shading Units3,584
ROPS48
Compute Units28
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