MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC
vs
PNY GeForce GT 1030


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 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 PNY GeForce GT 1030 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 48 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC has the GA106-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The PNY GeForce GT 1030 is based on the graphics chip GP108-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC GPU PNY GeForce GT 1030
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
GA106-300-A1 GPU Chip GP108-300-A1
Ampere Architecture Pascal
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 3
3584 Shader 384
48 Render Output Units 16
112 Texture Units 24
28 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC clocks at 1.875 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 15.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the PNY GeForce GT 1030 is 6.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.502 GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5
1.875 GHz Memory Clock 1.502 GHz
15.0 Gbps Memory Speed 6.0 Gbps
360 GB/s Memory bandwidth 48 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 64 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.320 GHz Base Clock 1.227 GHz
1.807 GHz Boost Clock 1.468 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 170 W.

The PNY GeForce GT 1030 has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 30 W.

170 W TDP 30 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The PNY GeForce GT 1030 has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 50 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
33 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC.

The PNY GeForce GT 1030 supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 2
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports --
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the PNY GeForce GT 1030 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
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
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The PNY GeForce GT 1030 needs the space of 1 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 4 Lanes interface.

316 mm Length 168 mm
120 mm Height 69 mm
42 mm Width 20 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 1 PCIe-Slots
753 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 4

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2021.

The PNY GeForce GT 1030 came on the market in Q2/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no VCGGT10302PB
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2017
449 $ Launch Price 79 $ (Reference)
8 nm Structure size 14 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 RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce GT 1030 PNY GeForce GT 1030
2 GB GDDR5
1 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce GT 1030 PNY GeForce GT 1030
2 GB GDDR5
16 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)
PNY GeForce GT 1030 PNY GeForce GT 1030
2 GB GDDR5
21 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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