In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX is 51 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB.
The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and has 3840 texture shaders and 30 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
Memory Size
8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR7
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
1.875 GHz
Memory Speed
28.0 Gbps
15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
240 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
128 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR7 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 240 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
Base Clock
2.280 GHz
1.320 GHz
Boost Clock
2.512 GHz
1.777 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX clocks in the base with up to 2.280 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is 1.320 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
TDP
145 W
170 W
Tjunction max
89 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX is 145 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 90 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX has a total of 1 Axial fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1b
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 2.1b
3x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
AV1
Decode / Encode
Decode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
Length
145 mm
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Height
120 mm
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Width
45 mm
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Width (Slots)
3 Slots
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 INSPIRE ITX is 145 mm long, 120 mm high and 45 mm wide.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is -- long, -- high and -- wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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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.
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.
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