ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

What a difference it makes to run the correct graphics card for the application. Simple and easy to install and very happy with its performance. Fast and silent.

So, I got this as an interim upgrade to my unit along with a Ryzen 9 5950x cpu. It loads up pretty quick, I like the feature of the fans not spinning when the gpu is not in use to reduce power and noise, and even when under load it plays well, and stays cool.. This is a nice little unit that suits as an upgrade until I commit to a big water cooled rig.

I bought this for AI work (LLM's, Data modelling, ComfyUI, SwarmUI, etc) and it has been fantastic. It's been churning away quietly from dawn to dusk most days for the last six months and hasn't let me down. It can work with full versions of Flux, WAN, Hunyuan, etc without too much of a struggle. I really fell on my feet when I ordered this. A brilliant card for the money. Highly recommended.

I was a little disappointed at first when I ran some benchmarks using Unigine Valley to compare to my old GTX 970, and the results came out similar or worse. But when I tried it out in Superposition, the results were much better. According to the internet, different bits and bobs that I can't remember may not be optimised for older software or something. Either way, it was an improvement.Using other software I can see it's got the 12gigs or vram (good to know), which is what I was most after to use for various AI based software that I'm beginning to use for image generation etc.I've only loaded up a few games since installing this and ran them using the same settings as the gtx 970 to see what was different, and it was a consistent 60fps (monitor is only 60hz so I think that's all I could've got?) whereas on the 970 it was around 45 fps in games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and MGSV (I don't play many games on PC btw)I've since started increasing various graphic settings to see what I can improve whilst maintaining 60fps, but I haven't got too much into it yet; but higher res textures is the main improvement that more vram will bring.I haven't tried overclocking (can't remember if possible) yet as I'm already getting big enough improvements without needing to.The main thing I can add is, compared to my gtx 970, the fans running when the gpu hits similar temps are a lot lot quieter. And also it's using less power than the 970 too.So quieter, cheaper to run and better performance is a great thing in my book.

The ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC is a fantastic GPU for the price. It handles all my games smoothly at high settings, and with 12GB of VRAM, it’s future-proof for new releases. The dual-fan design keeps it cool and quiet, even during intense gaming sessions, and the 1867MHz clock speed is great for boosting performance. Installation was simple, and it’s compact enough to fit most cases. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a powerful, reliable upgrade without breaking the bank!

Brought this as a budget pc for my sister. Does the job for what she likes to play as she doesn't worry about having insane fps etc. Easy to install if you know how to install gpus. Performance is good and power isn't too bad either

Really good gpu for the price, performs well and the frame rate is always high.

Brought this to upgrade a 2070 and can clearly see the difference specially at 1080 it does seem to struggle at 4k but having said that I don't use 4k much and got a decent 65 fps on Batman VR.Plus for me was it nearly same size as my old card and had same 8 pin power connector so no messing about trying to install it .