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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Graphics Card Review Ft. MSI Gaming X Trio & GALAX EX

Hassan Mujtaba

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Thermals

No graphics card review is complete without evaluating its temperatures and thermal load. The MSI Gaming X Trio graphics card comes with a triple-fan cooler with 0db fan technology, a massive heatsink that is composed of several aluminum fins and heat pipes, and an extended backplate that covers the entire PCB. The GALAX EX series on the other hand makes use of a premium dual-fan cooling system which also incorporates 0db fans and has a large aluminum heatsink.

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Temperatures
Load (Gaming 30 Minute Burn-in)
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
67
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
66
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
65
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
64
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
64
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
64
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
63
GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 EX
56
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio
53
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio
52

Note – We tested load with Kombuster which is known as a ‘power virus’ and can permanently damage the hardware. Use such software at your own risk!

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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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