MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
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MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC has the GA106-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G is based on the graphics chip TU106, which comes from the Turing architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC GPU MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GA106-300-A1 GPU Chip TU106
Ampere Architecture Turing
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 30
3584 Shader 1920
48 Render Output Units 48
112 Texture Units 120
28 Raytracing Cores 30

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC clocks at 1.875 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 15.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.875 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
15.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
360 GB/s Memory bandwidth 336 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.320 GHz Base Clock 1.365 GHz
1.792 GHz Boost Clock 1.680 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 170 W.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 160 W.

170 W TDP 160 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 88 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G is 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

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

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

172 mm Length 175 mm
125 mm Height 126 mm
43 mm Width 43 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
503 g Weight 540 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2021.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2019
399 $ Launch Price 349 $ (Reference)
8 nm Structure size 12 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)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G
6 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
35 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G
6 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
55 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G
6 GB GDDR6
46 fps (avg)

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 RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
51 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G
6 GB GDDR6
44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G
6 GB GDDR6
83 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
131 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G MSI GeForce RTX 2060 AERO ITX 6G
6 GB GDDR6
118 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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