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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is a graphics card released on February 25, 2021, built on the Ampere architecture using a 8 nm process. It has 3,584 shading units, 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, 360.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.78 GHz and a 170 W board power rating. It scores 16,887 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 8.6.

AmpereGA106-302-A18 nm

10/10 key specs recorded · 86 facts

Depth: 48 recorded fields, 28 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified November 2, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract), NVIDIA Developer: CUDA GPUs and NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix. Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce Specifications NanoReview (Firecrawl extract)NVIDIA Developer: CUDA GPUs NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

3,584cores

28 compute units

Memory

12 GB

GDDR6 · 192-bit

Boost clock

1.78 GHz

1.32 GHz base

Board power

170 W

550 W PSU advised

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 scores 16,887 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 95.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #134), measured across 2,888 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 975.

PassMark G3D Mark

16,887

Rank #134
Faster than 95.2% of 2,658 GPUs
2,888 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 202 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 90.9% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 97 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 89.7% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 133 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 89% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 68 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 88.7% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 8,030 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 91.4% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 averages DirectX 9 202 fps, DirectX 10 97 fps, DirectX 11 133 fps, DirectX 12 68 fps and GPU Compute 8,030 ops/s, across 2,888 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

First benchmarked 2025-06-11

Samples 2,888

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Ampere

Codename GA106-302-A1

Chip Not recorded

Process node 8 nm

Transistors 12,000 M

Die size 276 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the Ampere architecture, uses the GA106-302-A1 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 8 nm process, contains 12,000 million transistors and has a die size of 276 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 3,584

Compute units 28

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 112

Render output units (ROPs) 48

Ray tracing cores 28

Tensor / AI cores 112

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 3,584 shading units, 28 compute units, 112 texture mapping units, 48 render output units, 28 ray tracing cores and 112 tensor cores.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

Clock speeds

Base clock 1.32 GHz

Boost clock 1.78 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock 1.88 GHz

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 runs at a base clock of 1.32 GHz and boosts to 1.78 GHz.

Memory

Size 12 GB

Type GDDR6

Bus width 192-bit

Bandwidth 360.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 192-bit memory bus and delivers 360.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a board power rating of 170 W, a total board power of 170 W, a power supply of at least 550 W is recommended, power is supplied through 1x PCIe 8-pin, the maximum operating temperature is 93 °C and it connects over PCIe 4.0.

Board power (TDP) 170 W

Total board power 170 W

Suggested PSU 550 W

Power connectors 1x PCIe 8-pin

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature 93 °C

Bus interface PCIe 4.0

Market

Launched February 25, 2021

Launch price $329

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce RTX 30 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was released on February 25, 2021 and launched at a price of $329.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 16,887

PassMark G2D 975

Rank #134

Samples 2,888

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 8.6.

DirectX 12 Ultimate

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.4

CUDA compute capability 8.6

Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

Features

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 18 supported features recorded and 1 feature explicitly listed as not supported outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Rendering

Supported: DirectX 12 Ultimate

Microsoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
Supported: NVIDIA DLSS

NVIDIA's AI-based upscaling and frame-generation technology that can raise frame rates in supported games.

Modes: Yes
Supported: Hardware ray tracing 2nd Generation

Dedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.
Supported: Vulkan ray tracing

Support for hardware ray tracing through the Vulkan graphics API.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, NVIDIA DLSS, Hardware ray tracing (2nd Generation) and Vulkan ray tracing under Rendering.

Compute and AI

Supported: CUDA Compute capability 8.6

Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.
Supported: Tensor cores 3rd Generation

NVIDIA's dedicated matrix-math units used for AI workloads such as DLSS and machine-learning inference.

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: NVLink / SLI

What it is: Support for linking two NVIDIA GPUs with a bridge for multi-GPU setups.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports CUDA (Compute capability 8.6) and Tensor cores (3rd Generation) under Compute and AI. NVLink / SLI is explicitly listed as not supported.

Display features

Supported: NVIDIA G-SYNC

Support for NVIDIA's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs the display to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
Supported: HDCP content protection HDCP 2.3

Support for HDCP, the copy-protection standard that some protected 4K streaming and disc video requires.
Supported: VR ready

The vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports NVIDIA G-SYNC, HDCP content protection (HDCP 2.3) and VR ready under Display features.

Platform

Supported: Resizable BAR

Lets the CPU access the GPU's full video memory at once, which can improve performance in some games on supporting systems.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports Small-form-factor ready. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports Resizable BAR under Platform.

Software and drivers

Supported: NVIDIA Freestyle

NVIDIA game filter feature that adjusts colors and sharpness in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA Game Ready drivers

Driver branch tuned and released alongside new games.
Supported: NVIDIA Broadcast

NVIDIA software that applies AI noise removal and camera effects for calls and streams.
Supported: NVIDIA Omniverse

Support for NVIDIA's Omniverse platform for collaborative 3D design and simulation.
Supported: NVIDIA Reflex

NVIDIA's latency-reduction technology that lowers the delay between input and what you see in supported games.
Supported: RTX Remix

NVIDIA tooling for modding older games with ray tracing and updated assets.
Supported: NVIDIA ShadowPlay

NVIDIA's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Supported: NVIDIA Studio drivers

Driver branch tuned and tested for creative applications.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports RTX HDR. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports NVIDIA Freestyle, NVIDIA Game Ready drivers, NVIDIA Broadcast, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Reflex, RTX Remix, NVIDIA ShadowPlay and NVIDIA Studio drivers under Software and drivers.

Media engine

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. It does not support hardware encode for AV1.

NVIDIA NVENC encoder 7th Generation Encoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-encoding engine, used by streaming and capture software; newer generations encode more efficiently.

NVIDIA NVDEC decoder 5th Generation Decoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-decoding engine; newer generations support more codecs and formats.

Hardware video codec support of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)	Supported4:4:4: Yes	Supported
HEVC (H.265)	Supported4:2:2: No; 4:4:4: Yes; 10-bit: Yes; B-frames: Yes; 8K: Yes	Supported4:4:4: Yes
AV1	Not supported	Supported
VP9	Not stated by the vendor	Supported

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Media engines recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060: NVIDIA NVENC encoder (7th Generation, encoder engines: 1) and NVIDIA NVDEC decoder (5th Generation, decoder engines: 1).

Display outputs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 offers outputs HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 and HDCP 2.3. It is stated to be VR ready.

Outputs HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Max simultaneous displays 4

Max resolution 7680x4320

HDCP 2.3

VR ready Yes

Feex fleet

5 Feex machines report the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 as their graphics hardware.

5 Feex machines with this GPU

The count covers machines that have reported hardware to Feex, counted once each; excluded and test machines are not counted, and no machine identity is published.

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 have?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 360.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a board power rating of 170 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 550 W. Power connectors: 1x PCIe 8-pin.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 scores 16,887 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 95.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #134. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 68 fps.