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GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD
Bottom line: The GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card is a specs-and-price decision rather than a crowd-consensus one in the graphics cards category. Check the specification table below against one or two close alternatives — on price and spec fit, not on star ratings.
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Manufacturer description
The GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD is a high-performance graphics card designed for gaming and demanding computing tasks. THE BOX WITH GRAPHICS AND PICTURES IS MISSING.
SpecPicks Verdict
SpecPicks scored GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card… using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to our editorial and benchmark analysis across the graphics cards category. Gigabyte's graphics cards lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
Common buyer scenarios for graphics cards of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the retailer's listing before purchase. Prices and stock are set by the retailer and may have moved since this page was last updated.
Full Specifications
| vram_gb | 12 |
|---|---|
| memory_type | GDDR6 |
Performance Data
View gaming FPS, AI inference throughput, and synthetic scores for the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB — the core hardware component in this product. Benchmarks sourced from TechPowerUp, PassMark, and the r/LocalLLaMA community.
Which local LLMs fit in 12 GB?
12 GB holds models up to about 14B at Q4 with a usable context window; above that band the weights spill to system RAM and PCIe bandwidth sets the speed, not the GPU.
- ✅ 7–9B models (Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen 3 8B) — fits at Q4
- ✅ 12–14B models (Qwen 3 14B, Phi-4) — fits at Q4
- ❌ 20–27B models (Gemma 3 27B, Mistral Small) — needs 20 GB+
- ❌ 30–35B models (Qwen 3 32B, QwQ 32B) — needs 24 GB+
- ❌ 70B models (Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 72B) — needs 48 GB+
Across 30 community runs from 18 sources, the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB generates a median 57.4 tok/s on 7–9B models at Q4 (per TYO Lab blog).
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