Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card

Asus ROG Strix RTX 3060 OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

Asus ROG Strix RTX 3060 OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card features NVIDIA Ampere Streaming Multiprocessors. The building blocks for the world’s fastest, most efficient GPU, the all-new Ampere SM brings 2X the FP32 throughput and improved power efficiency. The ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 has been radically improved to accommodate the impressive new Ampere chips from NVIDIA and to deliver the next wave of gaming performance innovation to the market. You can experience 2X the throughput of 1st gen RT Cores, plus concurrent RT and shading for a whole new level of ray tracing performance. Get up to 2X the throughput with structural sparsity and advanced AI algorithms such as DLSS. Now with support for up to 8K resolution, these cores deliver a massive boost in-game performance and all-new AI capabilities. Axial-tech Fan Design has been tuned up with more fan blades and a reversed rotational direction for the centre fan. A fresh design and more metal surround a grouping of Axial-tech fans. Last gen's uniform fan layout has been usurped by a new rotation scheme and specialized roles for central and auxiliary fans. The blade count has been increased on all three fans, with 13 on the centre fan and 11 on the auxiliary fans. The barrier ring on the side fans has been slimmed down to allow for more lateral intake and to provide better airflow through the cooling array. The centre fan's extra blades and full-height ring provide boosted static pressure to blast air directly onto the GPU heat spreader. Below the blades, a larger, more impressive heatsink is ready for the most demanding thermal loads. The heat spreader draws heat up into heat pipes that carry it through a fin stack that fills a large 2.7-slot footprint. Increasing the heatsink size compared to the last generation provides more thermal headroom to account for the new high-performance chipset. The extra flatness allows for better contact with the die for improved thermal transfer. The PCB has some new tricks up its sleeves, and even the backplate has received some performance-boosting changes. A wide backplate vent and shortened PCB allows hot air to escape towards chassis exhaust fans instead of being recycled by the GPU's circulating cooler design. A GPU bracket provides extra stability to the critical connection between the die and heat spreader. The I/O bracket is made from stainless steel to protect ports and provide a more secure mount. A wide backplate vent and shortened PCB allows hot air to escape towards chassis exhaust fans instead of being recycled by the GPU's circulating cooler design. A GPU bracket provides extra stability to the critical connection between the die and heat spreader.