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Avg. price:~£380VRAM:12 GBMemory bus width:192 bitThermal Design Power (TDP):170 W

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Review: Compare 118 technical specifications and user reviews to see how this product ranks in the Graphics cards category and whether it is worth buying.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC

6.4/10

▼Worse than 66% of graphics cards

7.1

▼Worse than 58%

6.1

▼Worse than 70%

9.3

★Better than 91%

4.9
Gaming
Gaming
4.9/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for gaming performance.
When it matters
When you want to play demanding mobile games, 3D titles, or run graphics-intensive apps smoothly.
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45.0%
3.0
Floating-point performance
25.0%
7.4
VRAM
20.0%
4.2
Ray tracing cores / units
10.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version
6.6
Video editing
Video editing
6.6/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for video editing performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific video editing needs.
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Score components
35.0%
7.0
AV1 encode
30.0%
7.4
VRAM
20.0%
3.0
Floating-point performance
15.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version
4.8
1080p
1080p
4.8/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 1080p performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 1080p needs.
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Score components
55.0%
3.0
Floating-point performance
25.0%
7.4
VRAM
10.0%
4.2
Ray tracing cores / units
10.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version
4.8
1440p
1440p
4.8/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 1440p performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 1440p needs.
Score distribution
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Score components
50.0%
3.0
Floating-point performance
30.0%
7.4
VRAM
15.0%
4.2
Ray tracing cores / units
5.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version
5.1
4K
4K
5.1/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 4k performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 4k needs.
Score distribution
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Score components
40.0%
3.0
Floating-point performance
35.0%
7.4
VRAM
20.0%
4.2
Ray tracing cores / units
5.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version

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Technical Specifications of graphics card ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC

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Performance

4.2

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Memory

5.8

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VRAM

Memory type

GDDR6

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Platform & Features

9.5

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PCI Express (PCIe) version

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Connectivity & Media

9.2

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Max digital resolution

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Power & Cooling

8.4

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Thermal Design Power (TDP)

Power consumption while under peak load

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PCIe power spec

170 W

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Design

9.5

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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC vs the average graphics card

Why is ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC better than the average graphics card?

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Supports ECC memory
This graphics card supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.
85 mm shorter card length
This graphics card is shorter than the average graphics card (200 mm vs 285 mm). The average graphics card has a length of 285 mm.
200 mm vs 285 mm
0.5 slot/s slimmer design
This graphics card occupies fewer slots than the average graphics card (2 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s). The average graphics card occupies 2.5 slot/s.
2 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s
More compact card size
This graphics card is more compact than the average graphics card (200x123 x 38 mm vs 285x127 x 52 mm). The average graphics card has a size of 285x127 x 52 mm.
200x123 x 38 mm vs 285x127 x 52 mm
16% higher user score
User score
9.3/ 10
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What it is
A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
When it matters
When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC
the average graphics card
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC has a higher user score than the average graphics card (9.28 vs 8.000).
9.28 vs 8
20.9% lower TDP
This graphics card has a lower TDP than the average graphics card (170 W vs 215 W). The average graphics card has a TDP of 215 W.
170 W vs 215 W
Includes LHR limiter
This graphics card includes an LHR limiter, the average graphics card does not.
7.1% faster VRAM clock
This graphics card has a higher VRAM clock than the average graphics card (1875 MHz vs 1750 MHz). The average graphics card runs its VRAM at 1750 MHz.
1,875 MHz vs 1,750 MHz

16% higher user score
User score
9.3/ 10
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What it is
A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
When it matters
When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC
the average graphics card
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC has a higher user score than the average graphics card (9.28 vs 8.000).
9.28 vs 8
2.14x more popular
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC is more popular than the average graphics card (9 vs 4.2).
9 vs 4.22

Supports ECC memory
This graphics card supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.
7.1% faster VRAM clock
This graphics card has a higher VRAM clock than the average graphics card (1875 MHz vs 1750 MHz). The average graphics card runs its VRAM at 1750 MHz.
1,875 MHz vs 1,750 MHz
8x more Infinity Cache
This graphics card has more Infinity Cache than the average graphics card (32 MB vs 4 MB). The average graphics card has 4 MB Infinity Cache.
32 MB vs 4 MB

Includes LHR limiter
This graphics card includes an LHR limiter, the average graphics card does not.

20.9% lower TDP
This graphics card has a lower TDP than the average graphics card (170 W vs 215 W). The average graphics card has a TDP of 215 W.
170 W vs 215 W

85 mm shorter card length
This graphics card is shorter than the average graphics card (200 mm vs 285 mm). The average graphics card has a length of 285 mm.
200 mm vs 285 mm
0.5 slot/s slimmer design
This graphics card occupies fewer slots than the average graphics card (2 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s). The average graphics card occupies 2.5 slot/s.
2 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s
More compact card size
This graphics card is more compact than the average graphics card (200x123 x 38 mm vs 285x127 x 52 mm). The average graphics card has a size of 285x127 x 52 mm.
200x123 x 38 mm vs 285x127 x 52 mm
47% lighter card weight
This graphics card is lighter than the average graphics card (541 g vs 1021 g). The average graphics card weighs 1021 g.
541 g vs 1,021 g

Why is ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC worse than the average graphics card?

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25.5% lower boost clock speed
This graphics card has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1867 MHz vs 2505 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2505 MHz.
1,867 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
64 bit narrower memory bus
This graphics card has a narrower memory bus than the average graphics card (192 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.
192 bit vs 256 bit
1 fewer fans
This graphics card has fewer fans than the average graphics card (2 vs 3).
2 vs 3
31.3% lower base clock speed
This graphics card has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1320 MHz vs 1920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1920 MHz.
1,320 MHz vs 1,920 MHz
12 fewer compute units
This graphics card has fewer compute units than the average graphics card (28 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
28 vs 40
60% larger process node
This graphics card has a higher process node than the average graphics card (8 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
8 nm vs 5 nm
72 fewer TMUs
This graphics card has fewer TMUs than the average graphics card (112 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.
112 vs 184
46% lower texture rate
This graphics card has a lower texture rate than the average graphics card (205.7 GTexel/s vs 381.2 GTexel/s). The average graphics card has a texture rate of 381.2 GTexel/s.
205.7 GTexel/s vs 381.2 GTexel/s

25.5% lower boost clock speed
This graphics card has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1867 MHz vs 2505 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2505 MHz.
1,867 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
31.3% lower base clock speed
This graphics card has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1320 MHz vs 1920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1920 MHz.
1,320 MHz vs 1,920 MHz
12 fewer compute units
This graphics card has fewer compute units than the average graphics card (28 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
28 vs 40
72 fewer TMUs
This graphics card has fewer TMUs than the average graphics card (112 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.
112 vs 184
46% lower texture rate
This graphics card has a lower texture rate than the average graphics card (205.7 GTexel/s vs 381.2 GTexel/s). The average graphics card has a texture rate of 381.2 GTexel/s.
205.7 GTexel/s vs 381.2 GTexel/s
12 fewer ray tracing cores
This graphics card has fewer ray tracing cores than the average graphics card (28 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 ray tracing cores.
28 vs 40
46% lower pixel rate
This graphics card has a lower pixel rate than the average graphics card (88.2 GPixel/s vs 163.2 GPixel/s). The average graphics card has a pixel rate of 163.2 GPixel/s.
88.18 GPixel/s vs 163.2 GPixel/s
16 fewer ROPs
This graphics card has fewer ROPs than the average graphics card (48 vs 64). The average graphics card has 64 ROPs.
48 vs 64
40.7% lower FP32 performance
This graphics card has a lower FP32 performance than the average graphics card (13.4 TFLOPS vs 22.57 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP32 performance of 22.57 TFLOPS.
13.38 TFLOPS vs 22.57 TFLOPS
32 fewer AI cores
This graphics card has fewer AI cores than the average graphics card (112 vs 144). The average graphics card has 144 AI cores.
112 vs 144
39.7% lower gaming score
This graphics card has a lower gaming score than the average graphics card (8853 points vs 14678.5 points). The average graphics card has a gaming score of 14678.5 points.
8,853 points vs 14,678.5 points
24.7% lower PassMark score
This graphics card has a lower PassMark score than the average graphics card (17064 points vs 22653 points). The average graphics card has a PassMark score of 22653 points.
17,064 points vs 22,653 points
55.7% lower FP16 performance
This graphics card has a lower FP16 performance than the average graphics card (13.2 TFLOPS vs 29.7 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP16 performance of 29.725 TFLOPS.
13.17 TFLOPS vs 29.725 TFLOPS
58.3% lower FP64 performance
This graphics card has a lower FP64 performance than the average graphics card (0.2 TFLOPS vs 0.48 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP64 performance of 0.48 TFLOPS.
0.2 TFLOPS vs 0.48 TFLOPS

64 bit narrower memory bus
This graphics card has a narrower memory bus than the average graphics card (192 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.
192 bit vs 256 bit
21.1% slower memory speed
This graphics card has a lower effective memory speed than the average graphics card (15000 MHz vs 19000 MHz). The average graphics card reaches an effective memory speed of 19000 MHz.
15,000 MHz vs 19,000 MHz
87.5% smaller L2 cache
This graphics card has fewer L2 cache than the average graphics card (3 MB vs 24 MB). The average graphics card has 24 MB L2 cache.
3 MB vs 24 MB
19.6% lower memory bandwidth
This graphics card has a lower memory bandwidth than the average graphics card (360 GB/s vs 448 GB/s). The average graphics card has a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
360 GB/s vs 448 GB/s

60% larger process node
This graphics card has a higher process node than the average graphics card (8 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
8 nm vs 5 nm
2 older
This graphics card was released earlier than the average graphics card (2021 vs 2023).
February 2021
2,021 vs 2,023
Older encoder generation
This graphics card uses an older encoder generation than the average graphics card (7 vs 8). The average graphics card uses encoder generation 8.
7 vs 8
47.6% fewer transistors
This graphics card has fewer transistors than the average graphics card (12000 million vs 22900 million). The average graphics card has 22900 million transistors.
12,000 million vs 22,900 million

No AV1 encoding
This graphics card does not support AV1 encoding, the average graphics card does.
No vs yes
2 fewer monitors per output type
This graphics card supports fewer monitors per output type than the average graphics card (1 vs 3). The average graphics card supports 3 monitors per output type.
1 vs 3
Older NVDEC generation
This graphics card has a lower NVDEC generation than the average graphics card (5 vs 6). The average graphics card offers NVDEC generation 6.
5 vs 6

1 fewer fans
This graphics card has fewer fans than the average graphics card (2 vs 3).
2 vs 3
6 °C higher load temperature
This graphics card has a higher load temperature than the average graphics card (73 °C vs 67 °C). The average graphics card has a load temperature of 67 °C.
73 °C vs 67 °C

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In-depth analysis and verdict from leading tech publications

peterviola.com

12/01/2025

Summary of the review

ASUS GeForce Dual RTX 3060 OC 12 GB GPU - Peter Viola

The ASUS GeForce Dual RTX 3060 OC 12 GB, reviewed by Peter Viola, is highlighted as a robust mid-range, 2-slot GPU capable of excellent 1080p and capable 1440p gaming. Key strengths include 12GB of VRAM for texture-heavy, modern titles and a compact 200mm design, alongside quiet 0dB cooling, making it ideal for smaller cases. Limitations noted include a 192-bit bus width that caps performance, restricting it from high-refresh 4K gaming, notes the review. Additionally, the card demands a single 8-pin connector and a 650W PSU, potentially requiring system upgrades, the review finds.

vividrepairs.co.uk

30/11/2025

Summary of the review

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Graphics Card Review UK 2026

The Vivid Repairs review gives the ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC graphic card a final score of 6.8 out of 10, positioning it as a competent but overpriced component in the 2026 market. On the positive side, the card delivers strong 1080p gaming performance across modern titles and features a generous 12GB GDDR6 VRAM buffer that prevents texture stuttering and benefits content creators on 4K timelines. Testers highlighted its excellent thermal performance, keeping the card at a cool 68°C under load while remaining exceptionally quiet at 36dB. It also features a top-notch 7th-generation NVENC encoder for streaming, has zero power connector hassles via a simple single 8-pin setup, and features a durable design with a solid metal backplate. However, the review details critical drawbacks that hurt the card's overall value proposition. Its primary flaw is that the full retail price of £518.60 has not adjusted enough to compete with newer tech. Power efficiency lags roughly 30% behind newer Ada Lovelace options, and the card's 1440p gaming performance is only adequate, dropping below the smooth 60 FPS threshold...

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What we like about ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC

Generous 12GB VRAM buffer provides better longevity than 8GB models
Excellent thermal performance with effective cooling and quiet operation
Compact 20cm dual-slot design fits easily into small-form-factor builds
High-quality build featuring a metal backplate and stainless steel bracket
Solid 1080p and capable 1440p gaming performance for mainstream titles
Quiet 0dB technology that stops fans when the temperature is below 50°C

What we don't like about ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC

Ray tracing performance can cause significant frame rate drops in AAA games
Pricing can sometimes be poor compared to more powerful alternatives like the RX 6700 XT
Performance is insufficient for consistent 4K gaming without major settings compromises
Lacks extensive RGB lighting which may disappoint some enthusiasts
Performance gains over previous generations (like 2060 Super) can be relatively minor

Verdict

The Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC is a compact, 20cm long graphics card based on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, featuring 3,584 CUDA cores and an overclocked boost clock of up to 1,867 MHz. It is equipped with 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 192-bit interface, delivering solid 1080p and 1440p gaming performance with support for Ray Tracing and DLSS. Its main pros include an efficient Axial-tech dual-fan cooling system, 0dB silent operation at low temperatures, and broad compatibility with smaller builds due to its dual-slot design. However, its cons include limited RGB lighting and a performance profile that struggles with smooth 4K gameplay in demanding titles without significant setting adjustments.

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