MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card Electronics

5.0 out of 5 stars

Good RTX entry level video card

Wow, great card for the price! 12GB GDRR6 memory, 192-bit, and Ray Tracing, and it’s an upgrade from my Nvidia/EVGA 1660 black and that card was a beast! Highly recommended!!!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars

Good for the money

The RTX 3060 has been used for UE5 development on my end. Making games in VR is cool and time consuming but this card has proved more than enough for my needs.Plays games at higher FPS than the 580 it replaced and supports more features than I anticipated.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Great upgrade, even though it is an older card, for a studio setting. Decent gaming.

Great for Photoshop, Lightroom, and photo editing in general. I am a high volume professional portrait photographer and getting Adobe programs to run efficiently is crucial to my workflow. The new, 2024, version of Photoshop and Lightroom would run poorly on my 8 year old graphics card with 4gb of ram. This card, with 12gb of ram, fixed all my problems and should work great for several years. I chose this model because my applications require more ram instead of more processing speed like in gaming, so the newer, more expensive models like the 4000 series, or the more expensive 3060ti with 8gb would not have lasted as long for me, would not have given me the benefits that this card offers, or would simply would not offer enough improvement to justify the price.This card really falls in the sweet spot right now, April 2024, for performance for the money.I can play pretty much every game on this card, but I use reduced graphics settings for games under 2 years old. I don’t care about super high frame rates and ultra high detail, so it is perfect for me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Amazing

When I bought this product is was so easy and very simple to install the MSI 3040 is fantastic and over all specs are outstanding

5.0 out of 5 stars

Don’t take up much space

I bought this as a low cost alternative to replace my dying RTX 3080 OEM card for my prebuilt PC I bought in 2020.Easy to install, make sure to take your time and ground yourself to the case.

4.0 out of 5 stars

This GPU is a beast but get the TI if you can.

Make sure your power supply is able to support the Ti and if possible pick that one don’t get me wrong though this GPU is still a beast for 1080p gaming. It will definitely hit above 60fps and pairing it with a 5600x GPU just makes it so much better. Although there are some downsides. The noise is definitely significantly louder then the old GPU which was a 1660 ti. What is worse is it came overclocked out the box I didn’t think it was a problem but it made my PC overhear really fast! Luckily I managed to go to my PC bios and set everything to default and that seemed to fix this serious issue.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Alto desempeño

Para mis trabajos de fotografía y video ha sido de lo mejor. Ahora corren muy bien Ligthroom, Davinci Resolve y Photoshop! Muy buena GPU!

5.0 out of 5 stars

Excellent gaming card

This card plays anything I throw at it. Running 1440p on a 240hz monitor. Paired with a 12th gen i5, 32GB RAM. I get very good fps in all the games I’m playing. Great card!

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Very good GPU

This GPU for the price has been great so far. There has been no need for over clocking for gaming.

5.0 out of 5 stars

Expectations Met

I ordered this product to run Stable Diffusion and continue the games I enjoy at the same quality as my AMD 6600. So far the 3060 has met my expectations. It was delivered quickly, was a fast swap in with my desktop and has worked without incident since. NVIDIA software runs well and the installation is pretty simple. All in all, a good introductory card for AI art programs while having respectable ability for gaming and graphics. Worth its price point of ~300 with tax and fees.Still, it is always advisable to make sure a card meets the requirements of what you want before you order.

10 people found this helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars

Great upgrade

Was a snug fit into my Dell Optiplex 7070 but it does fit. I’m very happy with the speed and clarity of the monitor picture. I can run MS Flight Sim at full speed and 4K. So many more games run at full throttle now. Not sure how it will do on your machine, but this works great on mine. The fans take a while to kick on which means the card isn’t running hot. My CPU fan does seem to kick on sooner, though it doesn’t get too hot. The OEM box isn’t known to be a vent powerhouse, so it’s not the cards fault. I did order another more powerful box fan, so we’ll see how that goes when I get it.

3 people found this helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars

Amazing just great

No issues. Arrived so quickly. Installation was a breeze. I have no issues running any current games. There are some exceptions but for the most part this thing can handle just about any current game. No issues with overheating. I did buy this on sale but even for retail it’s a great pick for a GPU. You will have to upgrade eventually but it is worth the money and will last you a few years.

11 people found this helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars

Great Deal

No problems and a great deal for a 12 GB, I’m sure I’ll upgrade eventually but this does everything I ask it too.

5.0 out of 5 stars

As good as they’re saying

My 2080ti served me well for many years but she passed recently. Thankfully, this thing was a fraction of what I payed for my 2080ti. The 3060 doesn’t pull the same weight obviously but I got a good card and am able to OC it at +140 core and +1000 memory. Super stable and passes all of 3DMark’s recent stress tests like a dream. I miss the power of my 2080ti (the thing needed 2 PSU connections!) but I’ll get a few more years out of this PC without having to break the bank.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Performance and Value for Gamers!

I recently upgraded to the MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB graphics card, and it has been a game-changer for my gaming and graphic-intensive tasks.**Performance:** The performance is outstanding. The RTX 3060 handles modern AAA titles at high settings with ease, delivering smooth and immersive gameplay. With 12GB of GDDR6 memory and 15 Gbps speeds, it can handle demanding tasks like video editing and 3D rendering efficiently.**Cooling:** The Torx Twin Fan design keeps the card cool under load. Even during extended gaming sessions, the temperatures remain within a safe range without excessive noise. The fans are quiet and effective, providing excellent thermal management.**Build Quality:** The build quality is impressive. The card feels solid and durable, with a sleek design that looks great in my PC case. The addition of a backplate provides extra rigidity and a premium feel.**Connectivity:** With multiple HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, connecting multiple monitors

21 people found this helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars

Excellent

New, as described, working properly, no issues.

4.0 out of 5 stars

Great Card for an Old Box

It brought new life to my, (12 yr old) Windows 7 machine!

5.0 out of 5 stars

Are you wanting to get into AI?, this is a great starter card for the price!

While I’m sure this card does really well at Gaming. I did get 60+ FPS with Hell Divers 2 with all options on at 1920×1080 resolution. I didn’t purchase this card for that. The main rules that come to working with AI are.1) VRAM is Required2) Cuda Cores Count is Required3) RAM speed (GDRR*)4) RAM size (GB*)AI needs VRAM, no other way around it, and the more you have the more prompts, higher resolutions and async operations you can run. Image and video processing can dumped to the CPU, even LLMs running local GPT/Llama setups can be dumped to the CPU, but having a GPU is much more desired and needed when working with Images & Video.Unless you are building out your own RTX 4090 array rig for AI processing, or Renting GPU space by the hour. This isn’t for you. But if you are wanting some hobby stuff at home playing around with ComfyUI, Automatic1111 or even Krita and just getting into the AI space, this card knocks it out of the park.Remember kiddos, AMD/Intel just don’t cut it (yet), NVIDIA is a hard requirement.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

It’s great! I love it!

Recently, I gotten into sim racing and well, I needed more VRAM but also more performance. I figured why not refresh my pre-built PC and give it some more love!At the time, I had a MSI GTX 1660 Super Gaming X, it was great at the time due to me playing low-end to mid-end range games, occasionally some high-end games time to time but with running Assetto Corsa with a few mods, the 6GB of VRAM on the graphics card was suffering quite a bit, leading to an unpleasant experience such as stutters for long periods of time, even lower my graphics wasn’t enough to keep up with what was going on in my game.With the RTX though.. it’s been such a wonderful experience. Never had an RTX before, hell, not even a GTX before getting my PC. I always was a console player so having to make such a huge switch was definitely a good investment. With the 12GB of VRAM from the RTX, I have no issues playing Assetto Corsa anymore, no stuttering or anything like that! Temps wise, I am not too sure what it is as I mainly monitor my CPU temp but it has been quiet.Although, the only mistake I’ve made was that I didn’t do enough research and ended up bottlenecking the RTX with my i5-10400F so I am not getting all the performance from the GPU. Still though, for what it is, I am happy with this graphics card. I am new to PCs and what not so upgrading my pre-built along the way I go will do just fine for me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Works Great

Love this after my 2060 blew a fuse this was the next option great product would buy again

4.0 out of 5 stars

Price is still very high

Performance is good. Cooling is great. Looks good but the 4000’s series is just better value.

5.0 out of 5 stars

Amazing card

Amazing GPU

4.0 out of 5 stars

Great card…BUT

This card is great and is definitely a bargain.—PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS–• For a 12GB OC Card, it’s pretty slow without overclocking and even then, it’s nothing crazy.• This 3000 series card for whatever reason doesn’t have universal DLSS compatibility• This card is often compared to the 6000 series AMD Cards but in my opinion, the 6000 series AMD Cards are better.• This card is a banger if you want a rendering GPU if you’re streaming, recording videos, etc.• Most games, depending on what games you play, can be ran at 60+ frames at Medium to High Graphics.—GAMES THAT CAN RUN AT 60+ FRAMES–• Cyberpunk 2077 – DLSS, Medium to High Graphics (65fps avg.)• XDefiant – High graphics with “on+boost” (90fps avg.)• R6 – USE VULKAN FOR DLSS + BOOST. Comp settings on 4:3. (160fps avg.)• Arma 3 – medium to high graphics. (85fps avg.)• American Truck Simulator – DLSS ON with graphic mods. (100fps avg.)

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5.0 out of 5 stars

It does what it do!

Yugi!!!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars

Good upgrade for the money

Looking at the specs, I liked the 3060 over the 4060 (even though the 4060 does get an extra ~10fps in most games) simply because I was hesitant to buy a card with less than a 192-bit memory interface. After some testing and witnessing this card turn my 8 year old i5-6500 into a complete bottleneck, I was pretty surprised with the results.To start, the OC edition will automatically bump up the core clock even past the advertised boost clock speeds as high as it’s comfortable. For me, that meant 2000+ MHz out of the box. With MSI afterburner, I had the card running at 2200+ MHz in modern games like Forza Horizon 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 without ever going above 67c.That’s another thing, this is the first card I’ve ever had with a stock fan curve I actually don’t mind. My last card’s stock fan curve let it hit 83c, which had me using custom fan curves from extra programs like Precision X OC in the background of every single game. With this card, fans kick on at 55-60c and keep temps under 65c usually, unless I’m pushing the card at close to 100%, and quickly bring temps down to 40c before shutting off completely. Very quiet gaming, wether the fans are on or not actually.Upgrading from a 1060, the difference is pretty drastic. Most games easily hit 90-120fps on high/ultra settings at 1080p, with the exception of a few demanding titles (lookin’ at you RDR2) and that’s with my aging i5. I’ve played with upscaling in some games as well and still managed to keep a steady 60fps at bare minimum. I’ll admit, I was skeptical about DLSS at first (Nvidia’s choice to make the 4060 and 4070 a 128-bit card and claim that DLSS 3 would more than make up for it left a bad tast in my mouth) but it’s been pretty nice so far, definitely not to be overlooked.At ~$280, this is a pretty good upgrade from the 1060 I spent $220 on almost 8 years ago. Should I have spent a little more for a 4060 or maybe a 3060ti? Maybe. For a “budget” build though, this card will definitely satisfy.

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