Based on the Ampere architecture and designed to handle the graphical demands of 1080p gaming, the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X Graphics Card brings the power of real-time ray tracing and AI to your PC games. The GPU features 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM and a 256-bit memory interface, offering improved performance and power efficiency over the previous Turing-based generation.
The front panel of the card features a variety of outputs, such as DisplayPort 1.4a and HDMI 2.1. HDMI 2.1 supports up to 48 Gb/s bandwidth and a range of higher resolutions and refresh rates, including 8K at 60fps, 4K at 120fps, and even up to 10K. The RTX 3060 is not just about high-resolution gaming. Computationally intensive programs can utilize the GPU’s 4864 cores to accelerate tasks using CUDA and other APIs.
For cooling, MSI implemented dual TORX 4.0 fans, which maximizes downwards airflow and air dispersion to the heat sink below them. This GPU also utilizes MSI ZeroFrozr technology to eliminate fan noise by stopping the fans in low-load situations. With RGB Mystic Light, you can customize colors and LED effects with exclusive MSI software and synchronize the look and feel with other MSI components.
Angelita Waters (verified owner) –
Really cool and silent graphics card, definitely a step up from my 1660.
Itzel Christiansen (verified owner) –
This was an LHR card with no advertising on the box. 24 Mh/s out of the box on ETH. After driver hack 48 Mh/s @ 110w. Beautiful card with no issues. Would buy more if ever available.
Georgianna Ortiz (verified owner) –
Upgraded from my GTX 1070 and this card is very good! It’s very cool and very quiet even at full load.
Edward Nienow (verified owner) –
I can only go off of my previous experiences replacing older graphics cards, but as far as a plug-and-play, this is as close as you’ll get in a 3060. Fan noise and heat were hardly issues. That said, we are entering newer price ranges for graphics cards and at the time of purchase, it was a something better than nothing period so I’m adequately satisfied
Thad DuBuque (verified owner) –
Runs all current gen games at their highest settings well. Even better with a 1440p display. Just keep in mind since its a 3000 series card it is fairly thick so be sure you know your cases dimensions for optimal cooling since they do get a little warm.
Rebekah Hyatt (verified owner) –
I’d rather review B&H than the card. B&H simply rocks. Find a few cards you like and put yourself on the waiting list. I can almost guarantee that in a few weeks they will have one put back for you and send you an email. I’ve bought 3 now. Lowest prices I can find so I don’t mind a little wait. Shipping is literally within the hour.
Declan Hagenes (verified owner) –
I like the smaller size compared to the triple fan design. Cooling and performance still good.
Franz Conn (verified owner) –
This is a great video card and reasonably priced. It works great in my PC. (NO Mac OS use as they stopped NVIDIA at 10.13). But this is not my issue. The card works great. I like that it uses less power than a AMD video card of comparable performance as well. This will keep your hardware running longer in your PC.