Review: Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC

Conclusion

GeForce RTX 3060 represents a solid if not spectacular upgrade path for gamers still clinging onto hardware from a couple of generations ago.

Purportedly starting at £299, the most affordable Ampere to date is great at 1080p, decent at 1440p, and typically benchmarks some 20 per cent quicker than its RTX 2060 predecessor.

A modest gain, and it is only against older GPUs that the RTX 3060 benefits become clear. Performance is double that of a five-year-old GTX 1060, and the overall feature set of GA106 is a significant step forward. The highlights include latest-generation Ray Tracing and DLSS smarts, support for Resizable Bar over PCIe 4, and a surprise 12GB frame buffer that adds to the card's modern appeal.

Palit's Dual OC dresses those agreeable ingredients in a simple, all-black cooler whose fans and oversized heatsink have no issues maintaining decent boost clocks with comfortable under-load temps. Sadly, a lack of stock continues to blight new hardware, and when/if you'll be able to find such cards at MSRP remains a mystery. There's hope that a smaller die will help accelerate RTX 3060 production, but what did we say about living in hope?

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC

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