Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Reviews, Pros and Cons | TechSpot

By TechSpot on December 04, 2022

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 8GB: Why You Should Avoid It: The new 8GB version of the GeForce RTX 3060 is noticeably slower than the original, and in a number of instances was significantly slower in our testing. In our opinion this is a horrible anti-consumer move by Nvidia, it serves little more than to line their pockets while misleading and potentially ripping off customers.

By TechSpot on May 08, 2022

GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 6600 XT: In a nutshell: the RTX 3060 offers similar rasterization performance, superior ray tracing, DLSS support, a bigger VRAM buffer, and a full PCIe 4.0 x16 connection, making it a better product – and if available at the same price, the obvious option.

By TechSpot on September 13, 2021

Radeon RX 6600 XT vs. GeForce RTX 3060: The Radeon RX 6600 XT currently offers gamers significantly more value than the GeForce RTX 3060, and therefore should be the go-to option for those looking this level of performance. Unless you play specific games that are favored by DLSS/RT enhancements, that's our clear recommendation.

By TechSpot on March 08, 2021

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If you own a GPU from a prior generation, like the GTX 1060 or even at GTX 1070, then the RTX 3060 is a decent upgrade in terms of performance, but you'd be better off spending a little more on the Ti version.

By PCWorld on March 12, 2021

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Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3060 is an okay graphics card for no-compromises 1080p gaming in a time where being good enough is all it takes to sell out. EVGA's custom XC Black Gaming version offers no frills but runs cool and quiet.

By The Verge on February 25, 2021

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If you’ve specifically been waiting for a $300-ish card to replace an aging GPU, you’ll be satisfied with lower settings over the next couple of years, and you can actually find an RTX 3060 at its retail price, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. But I’d set aside $500 for an RTX 3070, and though I settled for a $400 RTX 3060 Ti, I can’t imagine settling for a 3060 instead.

By KitGuru on February 25, 2021

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RTX 3060 can be described as a perfectly fine GPU, but we wouldn’t go further than that. It does, however, make for an interesting few weeks as we wait and see what AMD can bring to the table with its RX 6700 and RX 6700 XT.

By eTeknix on February 25, 2021

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MSI has put a lot of expensive hardware on this card. While a lot of it hasn’t made it a faster card, it’s one of the best looking graphics cards, and it’s exquisitely engineered too. It’s got so many features to provide more stable voltages, lower temperatures, lower noise levels and well, that’s exactly what it does. It’s everything a gamer could want, really, but it really down to you if you’re willing to pay extra for such things.

By TweakTown on February 25, 2021

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MSI's new GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X TRIO is in a funky spot... do you get the RTX 3070? Probably. It's a great card nonetheless, a worthy successor to the popular GTX 1060.

By HotHardware on February 25, 2021

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Considering Nvidia's target audience for the GeForce RTX 3060, it hits the mark. Pricing is obviously all over the map right now so any conclusions drawn today may not ring true in the long term, but at the GeForce RTX 3060's intended price range, it is a solid choice.

By ThinkComputers on February 25, 2021

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The card is just under 202 mm long and is strictly a 2-slot card which means it is going to fit in pretty much any case out there. On top of that EVGA has given it a nice factory overclock up to 1882 MHz (GPU Boost). The cooling system does a great job and is not all that loud either. One thing you really might like about this card is that it does not have any RGB lighting on it at all!

By EuroGamer on February 25, 2021

While there's a lot to like here, the RTX 3060 is undoubtedly not as strong a value as the RTX 3060 Ti. That card costs around 20% more ($400 vs $330), yet provides a significant boost to frame-rates -- especially at 1440p and 2160p, where the Ti is often 26 to 36% faster. For 1080p gaming, the RTX 3060 is sufficient, but in a world where graphics cards are freely available at their recommended retail price, I'd suggest that people with a bit of flexibility in their budget consider the Ti instead, even if it means accepting a smaller hard drive or less RAM to start out.

By PCPer on February 25, 2021

Let’s pretend that we are living In a world where both the RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti are available at their starting list prices (isn’t it glorious?). In that world I would strongly recommend the RTX 3060 Ti at $399 – $70 above the $329 price level of the RTX 3060 but with performance closer to the RTX 2080 Super.

By Forbes on February 25, 2021

Normally at this time we'd be saying goodbye to previous generations of cards and ushering in the RTX 3060 as the new low-mid range king, at least until we've seen AMD's equivalent in early March, but with the reintroduction of the RTX 2060 to appease gamers, these are strange times. Ultimately, it could be a very good card indeed and a particularly good upgrade for GTX 1060 and RTX 2060 owners. We can only hope prices sit at near normal levels and that you can actually buy one. If you do decide to go for it, Zotac's RTX 3060 Twin Edge is fantastic. It's compact, cool and extremely quiet.