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RTX 3060 12GB
The current RTX 3060 12GB price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- VRAM
- 12 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 360 GB/s
- Board power
- 170 W
- Architecture
- Ampere
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: LowAt CAD 730 the RTX 3060 12GB is priced in line with its CAD 730 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
RTX 3060 12GB: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS DUAL RTX 3060 V2 | Newegg | New | CAD 730 | 47 | 2026-10-17 | View offer → |
| RTX 3060 12GBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
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Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#33 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #30 AMDRX 6700 XT 28
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4060 26
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 23
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 22
- #34 AMDRX 7600 21
- #35 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 15
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#27 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #24 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 54
- #25 NVIDIARTX 4060 52
- #26 AMDRX 7600 51
- #27 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 47
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 46
- #29 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 44
- #30 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 40
Performance 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#33 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #30 AMDRX 6700 XT 28
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4060 26
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 23
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 22
- #34 AMDRX 7600 21
- #35 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 15
Value 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#26 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #23 AMDRX 7900 XTX 50
- #24 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 47
- #25 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 45
- #26 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 44
- #27 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 44
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 41
- #29 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 41
Performance 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#33 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #30 AMDRX 6700 XT 28
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4060 26
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 23
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 22
- #34 AMDRX 7600 21
- #35 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 15
Value 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#28 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #25 NVIDIARTX 4090 40
- #26 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 39
- #27 NVIDIARTX 4060 35
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 32
- #29 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 32
- #30 AMDRX 7600 31
- #31 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 30
Performance 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#33 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #30 AMDRX 6700 XT 28
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4060 26
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 23
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 22
- #34 AMDRX 7600 21
- #35 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 15
Value 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#31 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #28 NVIDIARTX 5050 26
- #29 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 23
- #30 NVIDIARTX 4060 22
- #31 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 21
- #32 AMDRX 6700 XT 19
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 19
- #34 AMDRX 7600 17
Performance AI
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#23 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #20 AMDRX 7900 XT 12
- #21 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 12
- #22 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 12
- #23 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 12
- #24 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 11
- #25 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 11
- #26 AMDRX 7900 GRE 11
Value AI
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#23 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #20 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 15
- #21 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 14
- #22 AMDRX 7900 GRE 12
- #23 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 11
- #24 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 11
- #25 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 10
- #26 AMDRX 7800 XT 10
Performance 3D Rendering
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#28 of 31 graded graphics cards
- #25 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 17
- #26 AMDRX 7800 XT 16
- #27 AMDRX 7700 XT 15
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 14
- #29 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 11
- #30 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 11
- #31 AMDRX 6700 XT 10
Value 3D Rendering
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#26 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #23 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 17
- #24 AMDRX 7900 GRE 16
- #25 AMDRX 7800 XT 14
- #26 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 14
- #27 NVIDIARTX 5060 14
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 14
- #29 AMDRX 7700 XT 11
Performance Light Use
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#13 of 37 graded graphics cards
- #10 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 78
- #11 AMDRX 6600 XT 78
- #12 AMDRX 7600 77
- #13 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 76
- #14 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 73
- #15 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 73
- #16 NVIDIARTX 4070 68
Value Light Use
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#16 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #13 AMDRX 9070 39
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 36
- #15 NVIDIARTX 5070 31
- #16 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 29
- #17 NVIDIARTX 4070 29
- #18 AMDRX 9070 XT 28
- #19 AMDRX 7700 XT 26
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value47 | Higher capability RX 9070 GRE 95 +98% capability · +3% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 16GB 97 +83% capability · +0% price |
| 1080p GamingRaster performance · 1080p | GradeB Value44 | Higher capability RX 9070 GRE S 100 +98% capability · +3% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 16GB A 100 +83% capability · +0% price |
| 1440p GamingRaster performance · 1440p | GradeC Value32 | Higher capability RX 9070 GRE A 83 +98% capability · +3% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 16GB A 83 +83% capability · +0% price |
| 4K / VRRaster performance · 4K / VR | GradeF Value21 | Higher capability RX 9070 GRE C 63 +98% capability · +3% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 16GB C 64 +83% capability · +0% price |
| AI / Local LLMAI compute · memory and ecosystem fit | GradeB Value11 | Higher capability RX 9070 GRE B 19 ⚠ not a drop-in swap +34% capability · +3% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 16GB B 19 ⚠ not a drop-in swap +0% capability · +0% price |
| 3D Rendering3D rendering · creator workloads | GradeD Value14 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities RTX 5060 Ti 8GB B 17 +99% capability · +0% price | |
| Light Use & EfficiencyEfficiency · lighter workloads | GradeB Value29 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities RTX 3050 6GB S 100 +32% capability · -18% price | |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- 1080p Gaming is your main prioritygraded B for 1080p Gaming on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler, but no frame generation on this generation — derived from the ampere architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value with Balanced priorities — the calculation only gets there near CAD 340, against a cheapest tracked CAD 730
- 4K / VR is what you actually need it forit grades only F there
Works well if
- 1080p is your main priority — B here means solid 60 fps at high settingsgraded B for 1080p on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade for 1080p — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler, but no frame generation on this generation — derived from the ampere architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for 1080p specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for 1080p — the calculation only gets there near CAD 404, against a cheapest tracked CAD 730
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 16GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 44 for 1080p, at CAD 730
- 4K / VR is what you actually need it forit grades only F there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 1440p is not actually your main job — 1080p Gaming isit grades C for 1440p, but B for 1080p Gaming
Consider other options if
- 1440p is what you actually need it forit grades C there; RX 9070 GRE grades A at CAD 750
- You want strong value for 1440p specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for 1440p — the calculation only gets there near CAD 216, against a cheapest tracked CAD 730
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 16GB holds Relative Value 83 against its 32 for 1440p, at CAD 730
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 4K is not actually your main job — 1080p Gaming isit grades F for 4K, but B for 1080p Gaming
Consider other options if
- 4K is what you actually need it forit grades F there; RX 9070 GRE grades C at CAD 750
- You want strong value for 4K specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 4K per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 16GB holds Relative Value 64 against its 21 for 4K, at CAD 730
Works well if
- AI is your main prioritygraded B for AI on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — 12 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 10 GB grades C for AI; this one has 12 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler, but no frame generation on this generation — derived from the ampere architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for AI specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for AI per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 16GB holds Relative Value 19 against its 11 for AI, at CAD 730
- 4K / VR is what you actually need it forit grades only F there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 3D Rendering is not actually your main job — 1080p Gaming isit grades D for 3D Rendering, but B for 1080p Gaming
Consider other options if
- 3D Rendering is what you actually need it forit grades D there; RTX 5060 Ti 8GB grades B at CAD 730
- You want strong value for 3D Rendering specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 3D Rendering per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
Works well if
- Light Use is your main prioritygraded B for Light Use on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade for Light Use — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler, but no frame generation on this generation — derived from the ampere architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Light Use specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Light Use — the calculation only gets there near CAD 189, against a cheapest tracked CAD 730
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRTX 3050 6GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 29 for Light Use, at CAD 600
- 4K / VR is what you actually need it forit grades only F there
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the RTX 3060 12GB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for 1080p
Chosen for 1440p
Chosen for 4K
Chosen for AI
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: CUDA — Many local-LLM and diffusion toolchains are CUDA-only. ROCm and Vulkan builds exist and work, but they are not drop-in — check your toolchain before treating a non-NVIDIA card as an equivalent swap.
Chosen for 3D Rendering
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: OptiX — Blender Cycles reaches its fastest path on NVIDIA OptiX. HIP (AMD) and oneAPI (Intel) render the same scenes, so this is a workflow question, not a capability wall — but render times and add-on support differ.
Chosen for Light Use
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Core / Performance
- Architecture
- Ampere
- GPU chip
- GA106
- GPU variant
- GA106-302-A1
- Process node
- 8 nm
- Transistors
- 12,000 million
- Shading units
- 3584
Memory
- Capacity
- 12 GB
- Type
- GDDR6
- Bus width
- 192 bit
- Effective speed
- 15 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 360 GB/s
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 170 W
- Power connector
- Varies by version
- Recommended PSU
- Varies by version
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- Varies by version200 mm across tracked variants
- Height
- Varies by version123 mm across tracked variants
- Width
- Varies by version
- Slot thickness
- Varies by version2 across tracked variants
- Fans
- Varies by version2 across tracked variants
- Cooling
- Varies by version
- Outputs
- Varies by version
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 170 W
- Power connector
- 1x 8-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 450 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 200 mm
- Height
- 123 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 2 slots
- Fans
- 2
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 1× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- DUAL-RTX3060-12G-V2
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Select an exact version for physical dimensions and connector details.
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Core / Performance
- Texture units
- 112
- ROPs
- 48
- Ray tracing cores
- 28
- Tensor cores
- 112
- Base clock
- 1320 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1777 MHz
Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS 4.5
- Ray tracing
- Supported
- RGB lighting
- No
Warranty & release
- Release year
- 2021
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Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-10-11–2026-10-17
What to check in your build
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Select a board to confirm its connector and cable-clearance needs.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Slot occupancy depends on the board cooler and thickness.
Select an exact version above for physical dimensions and connector details.
450 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 8-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 200 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 2 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
RTX 3060 12GB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #33 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 520. RTX 5060 currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 3060 12GB offers B-grade capability for 1080p. It ranks #33 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 520. RTX 5060 currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 3060 12GB offers C-grade capability for 1440p. It ranks #33 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 520. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 3060 12GB offers F-grade capability for 4K. It ranks #33 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 520. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 3060 12GB offers B-grade capability for AI. It ranks #23 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ai compute index 437. The main limitation appears when 4K / VR becomes the priority, where it grades F.
RTX 3060 12GB offers D-grade capability for 3D Rendering. It ranks #28 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 520. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 3060 12GB offers B-grade capability for Light Use. It ranks #13 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 520. RTX 5060 currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
How much case clearance should I allow for the RTX 3060 12GB?
Tracked boards range from 200 to 200 mm in length. Select the exact board, then also allow for front radiators or fans, card height, slot thickness and power-cable bend; length alone does not guarantee fit.
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?
Amazon is shown as a discovery link when we do not have a permitted verified price snapshot. It is excluded from price comparisons, rankings and Relative Value until a compliant tracked price exists.
Useful links & sources
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