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NVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060: Comparison

NVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 separate most on vram: NVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060 at 12 GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 at 8 GB, 33% in favour of NVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060. TDP splits them by another 17%, this time favouring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060. They match on gpu brand, tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 scores 3,681 against 2,155 for the NVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060, a lead of 41%.

MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIANVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (NVIDIA/Blackwell/Entry-Level/8GB GDDR7/~3,840 CUDA Cores/145W TDP/Ray Tracing/$299 MSRP)
NVIDIANVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

Specs

Specification
MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (NVIDIA/Blackwell/Entry-Level/8GB GDDR7/~3,840 CUDA Cores/145W TDP/Ray Tracing/$299 MSRP)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
GPU BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
SeriesGeForce RTX 30Blackwell
Board PartnerMSIReference/Founders Edition
VRAM12 GB8 GB-33%
TierEntry-LevelEntry-Level
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Ray Tracing Supporttruetrue
TDP170 W-17%145 W
ArchitectureAmpere (GA106)Blackwell
MSRP329299
CUDA Cores3584~3,840

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

Blender Cycles (GPU)

Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.

Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.

NVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 30602,155n=630-41%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50603,681n=372Best

Verdict

NVIDIA MSI Ventus 2X GeForce RTX 3060

5.5 / 10 Expert Rating

A solid entry-level pick if its price and 12GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

7 / 10 Expert Rating

The true entry point into Blackwell — DLSS and ray tracing at $299, but the 8GB of VRAM means the 5060 Ti 16GB is the smarter long-term buy if the budget stretches.

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