MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (Blackwell 2.0) and has 8 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 240 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING has the GB206-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is based on the graphics chip GA106-302-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
GB206-250-A1 GPU Chip GA106-302-A1
Blackwell 2.0 Architecture Ampere
30 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
3840 Shader 3584
48 Render Output Units 48
120 Texture Units 112
30 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 28.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is 15.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.875 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR7 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.875 GHz
28.0 Gbps Memory Speed 15.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

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

2.280 GHz Base Clock 1.320 GHz
2.512 GHz Boost Clock 1.777 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 155 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 170 W.

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

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB 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 / Encode AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING is connected to the system via PCIe 5 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB needs the space of -- in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

248 mm Length --
135 mm Height --
41 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) --
649 g Weight --
PCIe 5 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q2/2025.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB came on the market in Q4/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

G5060-8G Part-no --
Q2/2025 Release date Q4/2022
299 $ (Reference) Launch Price 329 $ (Reference)
5 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents --

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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)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
55 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)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
58 fps (avg)

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)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
53 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
140 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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