MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
vs
EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.84 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.15 TFLOPS.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING has 2176 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.70 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.38 TFLOPS.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 28 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 34 execution units.
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G GPU EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
GA106-300-A1 GPU Chip TU106
Ampere Architecture Turing
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 34
3584 Shader 2176
48 Render Output Units 64
112 Texture Units 136
28 Raytracing Cores 34

Memory

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.875 GHz clocks.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 8 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 448 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G has a turbo clock of 1.837 GHz. The turbo frequency of the EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING is 1.695 GHz.

1.320 GHz Base Clock 1.470 GHz
1.837 GHz Boost Clock 1.695 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 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 EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 89 °C.

170 W TDP 175 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 89 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING is cooled by a Air cooling.

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

Connectivity

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

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 1

Featureset

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

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

Supported Video Codecs

This 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.

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 GAMING X 12G is 51 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING is 51 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

276 mm Length 270 mm
131 mm Height 111 mm
51 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
996 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G was released in Q1/2021.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING published in Q3/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

-- Part-no 08G-P4-3162-KR
Q1/2021 Release date Q3/2019
459 $ Launch Price 399 $ (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)

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)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
12 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
12 GB GDDR6
134 fps (avg)
EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER XC GAMING
8 GB GDDR6
134 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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