I actually bought this card as an upgrade from a EVGA GTX 1060 6gb and also swapped cases. It is honestly very impressive because now I have a card that is significantly lower in temperatures under load and I am able to play on ultra running at a minimum of 60fps in games like Witcher 3 next gen and Cyberpunk. This is all on 1440p as well so I am very happy with this card. Maybe its just because I took a significant jump from a 2016 1060 to a 3060 but idk. Either way, if anyone is on the fence, I would suggest it especially if you want to try and avoid breaking the bank.
@devingray8582 Жыл бұрын
I found a used one for $260. I currently have a 1050 ti 😅 I think ima going to buy it
@ImportedAwesomeness Жыл бұрын
That's hilarious! Im upgraded to this card today from the same old GPU 😂 glad to hear you're happy with it, can't wait to plug mine in later.
@stuartthurstan Жыл бұрын
Just ordered mine to make the same jump up from 1060 6gb. Paid €390 including shipping and tax.
@rcsverige Жыл бұрын
@@ImportedAwesomeness yea it was a massive upgrade for me so I am sure that you will like it. Like this was perfect! Enjoy
@brandondiemert365 Жыл бұрын
I got alot of coil whine on this card but if you undervolt it at a perfect point were everything is stable its less quiet my case is like 70 percent sound proof but i wear headphones so i dont really hear it some people get really bothered by the screaming noise lol
@genrai2 жыл бұрын
I will always be a Fan of Josh, nice review and more power! Just need to wait for the price to go down a bit more
@iYakuza116 ай бұрын
One of the best reviews I have seen. Very nice to share your reasonings about the overall product and its market.
@sheldondean Жыл бұрын
Just bought this card for 299 on Amazon! Thanks for the review
@Joe-hg2uy8 ай бұрын
What's your usual fps on games?. Also looking go buy it
@jhonjacobgerasmio95157 ай бұрын
@@Joe-hg2uy I got this card and I got average 70 - 100 fps in RDR2 in max/optimized settings. For me this card is powerful enough.
@gszxc2 жыл бұрын
Man these cards are still so pricy despite the drop in crypto hype.
@turbompson454610 ай бұрын
not anymore
@petertremblay37259 ай бұрын
Just pick one at 371$ and this is perfect for me since i am a game dev and i get the most crucial thing for me meaning 12 GB Vram instead of the poor 6 GB on my 2060.
@Subdubbin2 жыл бұрын
0:50 was slick
@user-rf4vc7mt4d5 ай бұрын
I bought this for a friend, waiting for it to arrive
@amateurwizard2 жыл бұрын
I like the smooth intro
@ElliottMoo Жыл бұрын
@5:14 the RGB strip. is that user changeable via software? or is it set to only display the blue/purple gradient as shown in the video/marketing images?
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
It is static from what I see.
@danieliorga2000 Жыл бұрын
I have the card! Asus dual= biggest coil whine in the last 20 years from a brand videocard (Gygabyte, Asus, Msi). In load welcome Asus grinding machine!!!
@bbrrrick3929 Жыл бұрын
i have the same card and i can say thats get hot and is noisy tooo
@Avenger1275 ай бұрын
Mines quiet. What CPU you got?
@BigEightiesNewWave2 жыл бұрын
Amazon buries it under a $460 price Does NOT link directly to it. You have to dig around to find the $409 priced one. Micro Center has a direct link and IN STOCK. Amazon Warehouse $360 !
@pcper2 жыл бұрын
We linked to the ASUS direct listing in the description, which is $409.99.
@mwas4299 Жыл бұрын
In Amazon France it cost 340 Euro
@shaunburton1112 Жыл бұрын
sorry to say but the led strip is not RGB/ARGB, its just a fixed blue & pink led sat behind a white diffuser strip. spent abotu a week cursing out RGB software before i looked inside and realized its just 12v power line from the fans, so now control unfortunatley :(
@Meh-qc5kd2 жыл бұрын
Hi PC Perspective. I'm building a new rig (first in many years) and I am considering this card. I play mostly WoW and dont care too much about 4K/high end performance. Would you recommend to buy it? Can get for approx 460usd here in norway.
@joshwalrath95182 жыл бұрын
It is a solid performer for the price. 1080p and 1440p gaming perf is good.
@AznJungleFever8 ай бұрын
Just subbed. Good video ❤ just got this card 😊😊
@Hercules_the_Great Жыл бұрын
Thank you, good evaluation
@brunolibano6513 Жыл бұрын
Hi. Wich one do you recomend me for D5 render and unreal engine? Thanks my computer is Lenovo ThinkPad
@revolution5838 ай бұрын
i just installed this card, but the little RGB strip does not turn on, anyone know the reason or software i need to download to turn it on?
@BigEightiesNewWave2 жыл бұрын
Nice TY Josh !
@leaf4664 Жыл бұрын
Cooling is on the edge, barely engh. 2 fans for 170w tdp is ok at best.. Meaning, in future, running games that would load it to max(which it should and it will), with ageing paste and pads, if fan is set below 100%, cooling might not be sufficient at all. Get a good casing as well.
@Mandrag0ras Жыл бұрын
Which components have contact with the heatsink? It appears as if no components other than the gpu chip are making any contact, not even the vram.
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
There is a heat plate (very simple) that covers the GPU and RAM. The RAM has thick thermal pads that do attach to the heatsink, but I am unsure how effective those are. The back plate does come in contact with some components, so those are passively cooled by that unit. Asus has cut holes for other voltage components that then use convection to cool. This is certainly not a high end card made for extreme overclocking. It is an effective card for the price though.
@davefroman4700 Жыл бұрын
The fact that we are still stuck with 8 gig cards is a travesty in the modern era. For the prices they are charging today even the base model should have 16 gigs minimum today. Ram is cheap once a form factor is scaled. And ddr6 is already there today.
@cusoonmyfriend37389 ай бұрын
jews and chinese business
@sulmanshah2 жыл бұрын
I don't want to upgrade my psu but this card is at a good price now, would 600w be enough to I have a Ryzen 7 5600
@joshwalrath95182 жыл бұрын
Yes, that PS should be perfectly fine with that combination.
@streamtabulous2 жыл бұрын
my gtx570 died need small card for micro case do i get this card whats recommended in 3060s
@joshwalrath95182 жыл бұрын
Wow, a GTX 570. That's pretty old! A RTX 3060 would be a massive upgrade and it is a nice, small card.
@brandondiemert365 Жыл бұрын
i just upgraded to this card from a gtx 1650 and it was the best choice ever it was 550 on amazon originally but it was on sale for 490 got it for the total of 523 not even gonna complain all the 3060ti were like over 600 which is a lot more of what i payed for been stuck with the 1650 for 3 years great budget card overall but after 3 years you need a way better card especially how powerful games are today
@DuckMcKrush Жыл бұрын
I too am upgrading from a GTX 1650 and just purchased it on Amazon for $379 yesterday. You should check on a possible refund.
@thelowkeyspy Жыл бұрын
@@DuckMcKrush now its 299, imma buy it in one week!
@GregorMima2 жыл бұрын
Lets wait until it sells for 300 USd ... in 4-8 weeks ;-) cheers Josh.
@joshwalrath95182 жыл бұрын
I don't know how low these will go! I guess if supply is that massive, we might see it hit $350. Only now do we see old RTX 2060 6GB cards going for under $300.
@JamesSmith-sw3nk2 жыл бұрын
@@joshwalrath9518 If you had to guess, how many video cards do you currently own?
@joshwalrath95182 жыл бұрын
@@JamesSmith-sw3nk geeze, I would guess around 30 or 40? These range from old cards up to the current ones in testing.
@floridaman38232 жыл бұрын
@@joshwalrath9518 Tell me you have a tech job without telling me you have a tech job 😆
@Subfuge2 жыл бұрын
i wouldn't get my hopes up for a massive price drop, they wont be wasting resources on manufacturing these cards so the only ones for sale will be whatever is available in stock currently. either get one at current prices or buy the new gen when they release, which could be hard to get.
@garycoster31922 жыл бұрын
For photo/video editing RTX3060 12GB or RTX3060ti 8GB ??
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
Memory size might make a difference, depending on the application I guess and the size of files you are addressing.
@patrice5647 Жыл бұрын
Although i will NEVER play on ultra high settings anyway
@J1nx_exe2 жыл бұрын
Hey, idk if anyone will answer this, but what about chosing this as a first gpu for a first pc? Is this a better choice than the 2060 you mentioned in that case? TiA to everyone who takes the time to read this
@JoeAdnan7 Жыл бұрын
I recently bought my first pc and and i chose the asus 3060 so far 2 weeks of gaming decent preformence if you have any questions i wouldn't mind answering you
@J1nx_exe Жыл бұрын
@@JoeAdnan7 oh, awesome! What games do you play and how many fps do you usually get? Do you use medium presets? It would be amazing to have 120+ fps and headroom for some recording/streaming in games like overwatch and dauntless. I'm sure it can handle valorant and csgo like it's nothing
@JoeAdnan7 Жыл бұрын
@@J1nx_exe it depends on the game like some games like apex and such not so demanding games can easily go over the 100 fps limit and even more demanding games such as cyber punk in high resolution and graphics can be about 75 or 80 fps or something like that
@J1nx_exe Жыл бұрын
@@JoeAdnan7 perfect. I mostly play games like apex, overwatch and valorant And I don't think dauntless is an AAA game, so it should be fine in that case
@danieliorga2000 Жыл бұрын
It does not have RGB! It is a fix light. I have Asus moderboard with Aura and this videocard it doesnt apear.
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
Yup, it is a subtle light, but it is now considered a budget card without the bells and whistles. So RGB control is not a thing with this card.
@floridaman38232 жыл бұрын
I BLESS THIS! FLORIDA MAN!
@mrbaiser4133 Жыл бұрын
Do you think that a 600W power supply might be enough? Ryzen 5800x, MSI B550 board, 32GB Ram, SSD, HD...
@sivix8892 Жыл бұрын
What video card?
@sir_panda6296 Жыл бұрын
@@sivix8892 really?
@sivix8892 Жыл бұрын
@@sir_panda6296 shhhh :)))
@Draco2K5 Жыл бұрын
yeah i have this graphic card. ryzen 7 5800x, 16gb ram, 1tb m.2, aio, and 3 case fans on a evga 600 w2
@Bravox84 Жыл бұрын
hey! is it posible to turn off the led lights and you can save 1 watt with it? :-)
@simon812817 ай бұрын
I doubt that such a small diode would consume 1W 😉
@mal9638 Жыл бұрын
Is this better than a 1080 ti asus cerberus pls someone answer me like give me a scale 1-10 how much better is this
@pcper Жыл бұрын
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@aaroncoombs587 Жыл бұрын
Can someone help me out here im confused my 1660 super has a gpu cloc of 1920mhz and a memory clock of 7000mhz but on the 3060 its so much lower why is that?
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
Different architectures, different amount of work done per clock.
@aaroncoombs587 Жыл бұрын
@@joshwalrath9518 so because the 3060 is overall more powerful it doesn’t need to work so hard and this lower clock speeds right?
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
@@aaroncoombs587 there are a few more factors than that, but essentially it is a balance of power and thermals that dictate what a GPU can run at. It just so happens the 1660 Super is based on the NVIDIA TU116 chip, which is a cut down version of the Turing architecture (which powered the RTX 20x0 series)... it is a relatively smaller chip comprised of 6.6B transistors while the 3060 uses the GA106 which features 12B transistors. So yeah, a lot more work is being done by the chip per clock, so it does not have to be clocked nearly as high to reach the performance/power/temp goals of the product.
@aaroncoombs587 Жыл бұрын
@@joshwalrath9518 I’m looking to buy 3060 but am overwhelmed but all the different variations of the 3060 there’s one with 8gb ones with 12gb ones with lower and high base and boost clocks and I can’t find anything on the web to distinguish themthe only thing I really care about is will they perform as a 3060 should and I won’t get sup par performance from one with 8gb instead of 12gb and so on with like clock speed and that any help would be great thanks
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
@@aaroncoombs587 You don't want the 8 GB version of the 3060. Get the 12 in either base form or some overclocked version on sale.
@_cruzito.x4 ай бұрын
Is it possible to change the RGB of the GPU with any software?
@joshwalrath95182 ай бұрын
Not that I am aware of.
@panda909TV Жыл бұрын
is this good for video editing ??? i want to buy a 3060 for editing not for gaming.. what brand and model would you recommend ?
@AdolisYT4 ай бұрын
CPU’s are more for editing than anything else
@panda909TV4 ай бұрын
@@AdolisYT It depends nowadays. but yes cpu has major role on editing.
@floridaman38232 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see the Vega 56 nipping at it's heels 👠 in a few benchmarks.
@TheEraysiyah Жыл бұрын
Hi Josh, the video card is a bit noisy. Especially when playing Battlefield 2042, the fans are making a lot of noise. Is this normal? My processor is i5 12400F. Greetings from Istanbul. Thank you for the response.
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
Hey Eray. In my testing it was not overly noisy at all. I rarely heard it over background, ambient noise and the CPU/Case fans. Only when I manually cranked up the fan speed with overclocking software did I hear anything. Case selection and environmental (ambient heat) will probably have a lot to do with how loud this card is.
@TheEraysiyah Жыл бұрын
@@joshwalrath9518 Thank you very much for the detailed information.
@Jasper-Holland2 жыл бұрын
Bought one for my 1st gaming pc
@y2chan433 Жыл бұрын
Hey, mind if you share your experience with the card? ive seen many complaints regarding the fan noise when gaming intensively
@Jasper-Holland Жыл бұрын
@@y2chan433 its okay, not the quietest but it does not bother you. Good for a 1st gaming pc, but if you have more money, you can always upgrade
@gramps3308 Жыл бұрын
Will this card fit on a gigabyte b550 gaming x v2?
@joshwalrath3687 Жыл бұрын
Yes.
@BigEightiesNewWave2 жыл бұрын
So it is still like $80 over MSRP : (
@delatroy2 жыл бұрын
3060 is tempting from 1080ti for RTX but I don’t think there’re any games worth buying it for 😅
@joshwalrath95182 жыл бұрын
Oof, that 1080ti is still a beefy card. Yes, you get that RTX functionality... but I guess it all depends on what you want to play.
@delatroy2 жыл бұрын
@@joshwalrath9518 yeah I hope star citizen or some AAA game like that will actually have good gameplay to warrant an upgrade. 1080ti just won’t die 😅
@xabu876x2 жыл бұрын
Please wait for the 4000 series dont buy anything yet
@delatroy2 жыл бұрын
@@xabu876x yeah I don't like the idea of buying at the end of a generation
@stuartthurstan Жыл бұрын
I'd honestly wait. Maybe even for the 5000 series because it doesn't look like nvidia plan on offering anything interesting in the sub $500 bracket this time around. Also, you mention Star Citizen, but it's not at all optimized yet and relies heavily on CPU and 32gb of ram. You might not see any uplift in performance in SC from changing your GPU at the moment. ;)
@floridaman38232 жыл бұрын
Didn't see any Arc cards in those benchmarks...oh wait, that's right.
@pcper2 жыл бұрын
If they ever show up for sale for $130 - $140 we'll have to pick one up.
@cusoonmyfriend37389 ай бұрын
would you buy it to upgrade from a gtx1650 ?
@joshwalrath95188 ай бұрын
Absolutely, especially since these cards are now under $300 US.
@cusoonmyfriend37388 ай бұрын
yeah i bought it 2 weeks ago, thx for the answer tho :) @@joshwalrath9518
@basketcas3717 Жыл бұрын
What kind of power source cable does this take?😊
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
Standard 8 pin PCI-E
@tobakroger75042 жыл бұрын
i still use gtx 750(1gb) and now i wil buy new pc with this card
@noahaab Жыл бұрын
Is 700w enough for my pc?
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
Yes.
@oldmanuru2 жыл бұрын
What's the difference between the V2 and the previous "DUAL" ampere cards?
@Anonymous-kg7yg2 жыл бұрын
even i want to know
@joshwalrath9518 Жыл бұрын
Probably very little. My guess would be a more cost conscious BOM for the build.
@dronefilmsgermany9 ай бұрын
Is this better than the amd 6750xt?
@joshwalrath95188 ай бұрын
No, 6750XT is much faster.
@joevoyles20052 жыл бұрын
So are they at least 33% below msrp... no thanks then, 2 year old cards don't appeal to me.
@MasterRohen15 күн бұрын
don't buy this card i have it, for new games even at high and not ultra but some games even at medium graphics it go around and above 80° ( i playes Total War Warhammer 2 & 3) on 3 reached 90 degress even , too hot, it seem to works very fine anyway , but on long going i'm sure will cause problems, i'm looking forward to upgrade it to 50 series, dont even bothering for the 40 series
@GregReavis2 жыл бұрын
The 3060/3060 ti this generation makes little sense. The 3060 doesn't perform much better and the 3060 ti doesn't have enough memory. They're not bad but they could have been better if Nvidia thought about the design more.
@pcper2 жыл бұрын
If it had been consistently available at the announced MSRP of $399 the 3060 Ti could have been one of the best cards this generation. The 8GB is not as limiting as you think. Memory allocations do not measure actual footprint.
@joevoyles20052 жыл бұрын
@@pcper also 399$ msrp is outrageous anyways its crazy a few generations back these type of cards were 200$ less msrp and then they just bumped them up and people still buy them. Gone are the realistic pricing of 60/60ti cards for budget/midrange gaming. I remember when I built my last pc, gtx 660 msrp was like 230$ and I got the gtx 680 for 499$ I think it was... Insane the price jumps :/
@spektra1988 Жыл бұрын
COLIN ROBINSON?
@floridaman38232 жыл бұрын
I thought they just went POS on Ethereum?
@neex032 жыл бұрын
Wanna upgrade from a 1650 super what do y’all think?
@sasamitrovic89562 жыл бұрын
do it . i Got one 2 months ago and i am very happy with it .
@neex032 жыл бұрын
@@sasamitrovic8956 What cpu do you run it with? I have an i-5 11400 k, wanna see if it’s a good pairing
@sasamitrovic89562 жыл бұрын
@@neex03 i have the amd 5600x and its perfect match for me . i can play all games on high settings .
@xsoulburner7763 Жыл бұрын
wow same gpu as me and same choice as me go for it!
@neex03 Жыл бұрын
@@xsoulburner7763 I went with 3060 ti! great decision
@mwas4299 Жыл бұрын
In france it cost 340 Euro
@acasccseea44342 жыл бұрын
ah, just in time for me to buy them
@floridaman38232 жыл бұрын
But is it anti racist?
@BigEightiesNewWave2 жыл бұрын
According to what I saw it is at least 2x performance of my RX480 And about same power draw but 2x+ performance.
@1GTX12 жыл бұрын
When undervolted it will use 120-130W in most games
@joshwalrath95182 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is a significant upgrade from the RX 480 (and I did test it against the RX 580). Massive upgrade for someone still holding onto that card.
@subhajitys9062 жыл бұрын
please Tell , Eth Hash Rate ?
@sturggaming6759Күн бұрын
for someone whos running a computer chan you should know better then to put your fingers on the logic board