GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G launched , which is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 architecture. It will come with 12 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR6 memory.The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G features 3584 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.867 GHz+ 5 % and equipped with a power draw of 170 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.
 GPU and Memory |
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| Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | Memory Size | 12 GB | |
| GPU Chip | GA106-300-A1 | Memory Type | GDDR6 | |
| Execution units | 28 | Memory Speed | 1.875 GHz | |
| Shader | 3584 | Memory Bandwith | 360 GB/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | Memory Interface | 192 bit | |
| Texture Units | 112 | |||
 Hardware codec support
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|---|---|
| H264 | Decode / Encode |
| H265 / HEVC (8 bit) | |
| H265 / HEVC (10 bit) | |
| VP8 | Decode |
| VP9 | Decode |
| AV1 | Decode |
| AV1 | Decode |
| AVC | |
| JPEG | |
| Clock Speeds | |
|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1.320 GHz |
| Boost Clock | 1.867 GHz + 5 % |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.777 GHz |
| Overclocking |
Yes 
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| Thermal Design | |
|---|---|
| TDP | 170 W |
| TDP (up) | 180 W+ 6 % |
| Tjunction max | -- |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler & Fans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fan-Type | Axial | Cooler-Type | Air cooling | |
| Fan 1 | 3 x 80 mm | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB / Silent | |
| Fan 2 | -- | Noise (Load): | 34 dB | |
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Max. Displays | 4 |
| HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.1 |
| DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4a |
| DVI Ports | -- |
| VGA Ports | -- |
| USB-C Ports | -- |
| Featureset | |
|---|---|
| Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| DirectX | 12_2 |
| Raytracing |
Yes
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| DLSS / FSR |
Yes
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| LED | GIGABYTE RGB Fusion |
| Supported Video Codecs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h264 | Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode | |
| h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode | |
| AV1 |
Decode 
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Noise (Load): | 34 dB | |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Length | 296 mm |
| Height | 117 mm |
| Width | 56 mm |
| Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| Weight | -- |
| Additional data | |
|---|---|
| GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
| Release date | Q1/2021 |
| Release price | 459 $ |
| Structure size | 8 nm |
| Part-no | GV-N3060AORUS E-12GD |
