ZOTAC RTX 3060 Twin Edge
The ZOTAC RTX 3060 Twin Edge is ZOTAC’s version of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB. At 224 mm it’s 18 mm shorter than the 242 mm reference design. It uses 1 8-pin rather than the reference 1 12-pin. Below you’ll find every current retailer price and the full spec sheet.
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Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Render and synthetic scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
1080p Gaming
1440p Gaming
4K Gaming
The GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB scores 35.5 at 1080p, 24.4 at 1440p, and 18.9 at 4K on a scale where 100 = the fastest GPU we test (RTX 5090). These scores apply to all board versions of this chip.
Benchmarks
Standardized benchmark scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest card we track and linked to its source. They apply to every board version.
3D & gaming
Render
Compute & AI
Where to buy
Every in-stock retailer we track, cheapest first.
- AmazonCHEAPEST$798.88In stockUpdated 2026-08-24
| Retailer | Price | Availability | Updated | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmazonCHEAPEST | $798.88 | In Stock | 2026-08-24 | |
Specifications
GPU chip
- Chip
- GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
- Architecture
- Ampere GA106
- Process node
- Samsung 8N
- Shader cores
- 3,584
- SM count
- 28
- Texture units (TMUs)
- 112
- Render outputs (ROPs)
- 48
- RT cores
- 28 · 2nd gen
- Tensor / AI cores
- 112 · 3rd gen
Memory
- VRAM
- 12GB GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 192-bit
- Bandwidth
- 360 GB/s
- Memory speed
- 15 Gbps
- L2 cache
- 3 MB
GPU die
- Foundry
- Samsung
- Die size
- 276 mm²
- Transistors
- 12 billion
- Generation
- GeForce RTX 30
Display & connectivity
- Max resolution
- 7680 × 4320
- Max displays
- 4
- HDCP
- 2.3
APIs & software
- DirectX
- 12 Ultimate (12.2)
- Vulkan
- 1.3
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 3.0
- CUDA
- Compute 8.6
- Shader model
- 6.8
Platform features
- Upscaling
- DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction
- Also runs
- FSR 3, FSR 3 Frame Generation, XeSS 2, XeSS 2 Frame Generation
- Resizable BAR
- Yes
Video encoding & decoding
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 / AVC | Supported | Supported |
| H.265 / HEVC | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Not supported | Supported |
| VP9 | Not supported | Supported |
Encoder: NVENC 7th gen · Decoder: NVDEC 5th gen
Board
- Boost clock
- 1777 MHz(reference)
- Base clock
- 1320 MHz
- TDP
- 170W
- Recommended PSU
- 550W
- Power connectors
- Reference design:
1 12-pinThis card: 1 8-pin
Physical
- Cooling
- Air
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Length
- Reference design:
242 mmThis card: 224 mm - Slot width
- 2 slots
- Outputs
- 1 HDMI 2.1, 3 Displayport 1.4a
Identifiers
- MPN
- ZT-A30600E-10M
- ASIN
- B08ZZW34T3
- EAN
- 0810012082082
- UPC
- 810012082082
Chip-level specs — cores, memory, die, APIs, media engine and platform features — are shared by every version of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB. The Board, Physical and Identifier boxes are specific to this ZOTAC variant; a struck-through value shows where it differs from the reference design.
Across generations
Where the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB sits in ZOTAC’s lineup — the generation before and after.
Other versions of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Same GPU, different board, picked by what buyers usually compare.
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