Based on the Ampere chipset, the GeForce RTX 3060 is a mid-range offering from NVIDIA. Released on February 25, 2021, the GeForce RTX 3060 sits right below the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, catering to the mid-range price segment of GPUs. The 3060 makes for a compelling alternative to NVIDIA’s flagship GPUs, providing reasonable performance at a much lower price point.
| Technical Specs |
NVIDIA RTX 3060 |
| GPU |
GA106 |
| Architecture |
Ampere |
| Process Size |
8 nm |
| Transistors |
12,000 million |
| Base Clock |
1320 MHz |
| Boost Clock |
1777 MHz |
| CUDA Cores |
3584 |
| Tensor Cores |
112 |
| RT Cores |
28 |
| TMUs |
112 |
| ROPs |
48 |
| Memory Size |
12 GB |
| Memory Type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus |
192-bit |
| Memory Speed |
360.0 GB/s |
| L2 Cache |
3 MB |
| TDP |
170 W |
| MSRP |
$329 |
| Best Variants |
Best RTX 3060 |
