MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.78 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 12.72 TFLOPS.
The XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT has 5120 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.25 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 23.04 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 28 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 80 execution units. |
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| MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G | GPU | XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| GA106-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Navi 21 |
| Ampere | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 28 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 80 |
| 3584 | Shader | 5120 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 128 |
| 112 | Texture Units | 320 |
| 28 | Raytracing Cores | 80 |
MemoryThe MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.875 GHz clocks. The XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.875 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 15.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 16.0 Gbps |
| 360 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G has a turbo clock of 1.777 GHz. The turbo frequency of the XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2.250 GHz. |
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| 1.320 GHz | Base Clock | 1.825 GHz |
| 1.777 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.250 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.02 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C. The XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C. |
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| 170 W | TDP | 300 W |
| 180 W | TDP (up) | 345 W |
| 93 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G are cooled with a Air cooling. The XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 95 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 80 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 32 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | 1 |
FeaturesetThe MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Yes | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| MSI Mystic Light | LED | Non addressable LED |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G is 56 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT is 56 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 323 mm | Length | 237 mm |
| 140 mm | Height | 120 mm |
| 56 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1477 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 8 nanometer process, MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G was released in Q1/2021. The XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | RX-69TMATFD8 |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
| 459 $ | Launch Price | 1,099 $ |
| 8 nm | Structure size | 7 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
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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