GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G

KEY FEATURE

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NVIDIA rtx 3060 windforce Ampere Streaming Multiprocessors
2nd Generation RT Cores
3rd Generation Tensor Cores
Powered by GeForce RTX  3060
Integrated with 12GB GDDR6 192-bit memory interface
WINDFORCE 2X Cooling System with alternate spinning fans
Screen cooling
200 mm compact card size
Limited Hash Rate version

CORE CLOCK

1792 MHz (Reference Card: 1777 MHz)

NVIDIA announced the GeForce RTX 3060 video cards to the

public in January 2021 with availability starting February 25^t

of that same year. You can check out our launch review

with all the juicy details on the GeForce RTX 3060 here which includes 12GB of VRAM

but custom partner models will be vary based on add-in-board

partner builds and features. On our test bench for review today

is the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC 12G  GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD video card revision 1.0.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU is built using the

Samsung 8nm process and based on the NVIDIA

Ampere architecture. We have a total of 28 SM’s

3,584 CUDA Cores, 48 ROP’s, 112 TMU’s, 28 RT Cores (2^nd gen)

and 112 Tensor Cores (3^rd gen). The boost clock is set at 1777MHz

This silicon is coupled with 12GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus

running at 15GHz and it provides 360GB/s of total memory bandwidth

The TDP is 170W for this midrange silicon.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 windforce OC 12G

The subject of today’s video card review

is the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC 12G revision

1.0 version. The revision 1.0 version indicates that this is not

a limited hash rate version. There is a revision 2.0 version

which is a limited hash rate version available. This mid-range

offering from GIGABYTE eschews much of that gamer

aesthetic and provides a more subdued look compared

to some other offerings in today’s market

RGB is still in the mix although to

a much lesser degree than other cards

with a single area of illumination

where the GIGABYTE text sits ار تي اكس 3060

This model from GIGABYTE sits towards

the middle tier of their GeForce RTX 3060

series product stack

with a 1867MHz boost and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 VISION OC 12G

Moving past that we have the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G with

a 1807MHz boost clock, and its non-OC

edition sibling the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 EAGLE 12G rounding

out the bottom of the pack with a reference boost clock of 1777MHz.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 windforce OC 12G Specs

Specifications-wise, on this specific model GIGABYTE not to

stray too far from what the NVIDIA

reference design calls for

with a slightly higher boost

clock speed of 1837MHz versus the 1777MHz default specification.

In this instance we see GIGABYTE utilizing

a triple-fan cooling system called the

WINDFORCE 3X Cooling System

with alternate spinning fans and

a unique blade fan design with

stripes and curves. The three unique

80mm fans utilize alternate spinning

directions for reduced turbulence and

increased air pressure  Atop of that

GIGABYTE has implemented

what they are calling Screen Cooling

this is simply a pass-through for air

in the rear of the card to allow for

better heat dissipation. The heatsink

extends well past the PCB to allow air

to pass through both sides

This extends the length of the

video card by quite a bit

the PCB itself is rather small ار تي اكس 3060

Interestingly GIGABYTE claims to

use a Graphene nano lubricant to

extend the lifespan of the fans

by 2.1x. This puts these fans close

to the lifespan of double ball

bearing fans albeit with a lower

noise profile. We also see 3D Active

Fan technology which allows the fans

to turn off during low load or a low power game

Finally  GIGABYTE utilizes an automated

production process to ensure high quality

on the PCB and eliminates sharp

protrusions of the solder connectors

All of this is powered by a single 8-Pin

PCIe cable, GIGABYTE recommends

pairing this card with a PSU capable

of at least 550 Watts

GIGABYTE couples those fans with 3

composite copper heat pipe cooling system

using what GIGABYTE calls Heat Pipes

Direct Touch, in other words

the heat pipes make direct contact

with the silicon die. This direct

cooling implementation also manages

to make direct contact with the VRAM

via a large metal contact plate

Included with this model is

a full metal backplate for increased

rigidity. GIGABYTE has seen

fit to increase the quality of the

power phase design which in

turn allows the MOSFET to

operate at lower temperatures

Each MOSFET is designed with

load balancing and an over-temperature

protection design ار تي اكس 3060

Gaming GPU Frequency

Before we overclock the video card, it is important

that we observe and record the baseline GPU

frequency one can expect from this video card

This information is important to anyone who

doesn’t plan to overclock, to know what you are

getting out of the video card out-of-the-box

Our process for recording the GPU frequency

was to drive around in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1440p

with Ultra settings while recording GPU clocks with GPU-Z.