Nvidia · Tom's Hardware
Single-slot low-profile 75W RTX 3060 with no power connectors disappoints in tests
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Nvidia launched the GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) in early 2021 as an affordable mainstream gaming GPU with a 170W TDP, before re-releasing two months ago to offer relief during the ongoing component crisis.
Key facts
- This results in a Time Spy score of 4,821 points whereas a regular RTX 3060 easily scores upwards of 9,000 points in the same benchmark
- Once they get to testing, any skepticism is validated as the 75W RTX 3060 GPU is barely able to edge past 900 MHz, despite being rated for 1,770 MHz boost clocks
- Nvidia launched the GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) in early 2021 as an affordable mainstream gaming GPU with a 170W TDP, before re-releasing two months ago to offer relief during the ongoing component crisis
- You get 1x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort in terms of connectivity
Summary
The RTX 3060 takes well to undervolting and, therefore, can already be taken all the way down to 100W at the cost of modestly reduced performance. This is a single-slot, low-profile card with a blower-style cooler about the size of a modern smartphone. A teardown of the GPU on BiliBili shows it's under-equipped from the inside, too. Instead, the metal shroud touches the core directly to keep the entire thing cool. Once they get to testing, any skepticism is validated as the 75W RTX 3060 GPU is barely able to edge past 900 MHz, despite being rated for 1,770 MHz boost clocks.