MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2
vs
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 and the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and has 1152 texture shaders and 9 execution units.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 GPU ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GP106-300-A1 GPU Chip GA106-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
9 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
1152 Shader 3584
48 Render Output Units 48
72 Texture Units 112
0 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 has 3 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

3 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 1.875 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 15.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 clocks in the base with up to 1.544 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition is 1.320 GHz.

1.544 GHz Base Clock 1.320 GHz
1.759 GHz Boost Clock 1.867 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.84 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

120 W TDP 170 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
1x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
No VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 is 243 mm long, 115 mm high and 39 mm wide.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition is 200 mm long, 123 mm high and 38 mm wide.

243 mm Length 200 mm
115 mm Height 123 mm
39 mm Width 38 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
556 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference).

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 459 $.

-- Part-no DUAL-RTX3060-O12G
Q3/2016 Release date Q1/2021
199 $ (Reference) Launch Price 459 $
16 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2
3 GB GDDR5
29 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition
12 GB GDDR6
53 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2
3 GB GDDR5
46 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition
12 GB GDDR6
99 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2 MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OCV2
3 GB GDDR5
67 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition
12 GB GDDR6
136 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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