MSI announces its first RTX 3060 in compact ITX format
Source: Geeknetic added 18th Jan 2021
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX is one of the first ultra-compact ITX graphics cards based on RTX GPUs 3060 from NVIDIA powered by Ampere, released last week at CES 2021.
With a length slightly greater than that of the PCI Express x port itself 16 that incorporates, and with a double design slot, this model is cooled by a system of aluminum fins fixed to different copper heatpipes. This system uses a single high-performance fan to dissipate heat without taking up too much space, as this type of card is aimed at very compact PC systems with boards and ITX or even SFX components.
The MSI RTX 3060 ITX 12 GB will also have an overclocked variant
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12 GB will also come in an overclocked version that will increase the working frequency of the GPU or its Boost, although the company has not yet wanted to reveal the technical specifications of cards beyond their 12 GB GDDR6 memory to 15 Gbps with a memory interface of 192 – bits, the same as the reference model. Assuming that the normal model offers the same frequencies as the reference model, we would be talking about 1, 32 Base GHz and 1, 78 GHz of Boost
Incomprehensibly, the company has also not revealed its final size or data already known as its CUDA Cores (3584 ). We do know, instead, that it will have three DisplayPort 1.4 outputs and one HDMI 2.1, all with PCI Express 4.0 connectivity. We will have to wait to know more details such as its price.
| GeForce RTX ™ 3060 AERO ITX 12 G OC | GeForce RTX ™ 3060 AERO ITX 12 G | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX ™ 3584 | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX ™ 3060 |
| PCIe | PCI Express® Gen 4 | PCI Express® Gen 4 |
| CUDA Cores | 3584 | |
| GPU MHz | Not disclosed | Not disclosed (1,32 GHz @ 1, 78 GHz?) |
| Memory speed | 16 Gbps | |
| Memory capacity | 12 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Outputs | DisplayPort x 3 (v1.4) / HDMI x 1 (Supports 4K @ 120 Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1) | DisplayPort x 3 (v1.4) / HDMI x 1 (Supports 4K @ 120 Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1) |
| HDCP | Yes | Yes |
| Consumption | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Connectors | Not revealed (1 x 8 pins?) | Not disclosed (1 x 8 pin?) | Recommended font | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Dimensions | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Weight | Not revealed | Not disclosed |
| DirectX | ||
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| NVLINK | N / A | N / A |
| Maximum Screens | 4 | 4 |
| VR Ready | Yes | |
| G-SYNC® TECHNOLOGY | Yes Yes | |
| ADAPTIVE VERTICAL SYNC | Yes | Yes | Maximum resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4320 x 4320 |
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