GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
GPU Codename	GA106
Architecture	Ampere
Launch Date	2021-02-25
Market Segment Notes	Desktop in GeForce RTX 30 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	GA106
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-2713
Process Node	Samsung 8 nm
Transistor Count	12 billion
Die Size	276 mm²
CUDA Cores	3584
SM Count	28
TMUs	112
ROPs	48
AI Units / Tensor Cores	112
RT Units / RT Cores	28
Base Clock	1,320 MHz
Boost Clock	1,777 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	85.3 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	199 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	12.74 TFLOPS
FP16 Throughput	12.74 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.2 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	12 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6
Memory Bus Width	192-bit
Memory Clock	1,875 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	360 GB/s
L2 Cache	3 MB
L1 Cache	128 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	170 W
Recommended PSU	550 W
Power Connectors	1x PCIe 8-pin
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Display Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Slot Width	Dual-slot, 242 mm length
Card Length	242 mm
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	NVIDIA reference design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	8.6
Shader Model	6.8
DirectX Support	DirectX 12.2
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.4
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 3.0

Partial entry. Core specifications may be present, but history, variant notes, known issues, and source review may be incomplete.

1 resolution

Median average FPS Median 1% low

40 30 20 10 0

37.5 FPS

31.5 FPS

1440p 21 FPS to 53 FPS across the set

1440p game results 10 games

Row scale: 0 to 60 FPS within this resolution

Average FPS1% low marker

Reviewed game results and settings at 1440p
Game	Measured performance	Settings
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced	Average 27 FPS1% low 23 FPS	Very high
Crimson Desert	Average 43 FPS1% low 36 FPS	Ultra
Cyberpunk 2077	Average 32 FPS1% low 27 FPS	Ultra · DLSS
Forza Horizon 6	Average 53 FPS1% low 45 FPS	Ultra
Ghost of Tsushima	Average 36 FPS1% low 29 FPS	Ultra
Horizon Forbidden West	Average 39 FPS1% low 34 FPS	Very high
Mafia: The Old Country	Average 21 FPS1% low 14 FPS	Ultra
Red Dead Redemption II	Average 53 FPS1% low 47 FPS	Ultra
Resident Evil Requiem	Average 50 FPS1% low 38 FPS	Ultra · DLSS
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl	Average 28 FPS1% low 23 FPS	Ultra

Each figure is the median across the games listed, one result per game.

Reviews1 review

Board-partner, reference-card, article, and video reviews that cover this GPU.

Review of the RTX 3060 12 GB desktop GPU.

Sources

Sources reviewed: 2026-08-13

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Data confidence and source status

Partial entry. Core specifications may be present, but history, variant notes, known issues, and source review may be incomplete.

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Partial: core specifications may be present, but history, variant notes, known issues, and source review may be incomplete.
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NVIDIA GeForce graphics card comparisonOfficial GeForce generation and feature contextOpen source
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series comparison specificationsOfficial reference-design memory, interface, graphics-card power, system-power, and supplementary-power specificationsOpen source
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Out TodayOfficial February 25, 2021 availabilityOpen source

TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen data inventory used for bulk normalization and cross-checking Derived/spec-dump source. Treat as a reference dataset, not independent historical verification.Open source