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RTX 3060 12 GB question

Philippi_ChildPhilippi_Child Posts: 648
edited October 2023 in The Commons

I'm thinking about upgrading my old GTX 1060 6GB for a RTX 3060 12 gab card. I've never really had issues rendering using Iray with the 1060 because I generally use just one figure and are not content heavy. But I've seen drops on many graphic cards. I was looking at an RTX 2060 12 gig but it seems I'm having problems finding them. So I thinking on a 3060 12 gig. I see that the PSU requirement is a 550w PSU. I have a very good 650w. Do y'all think think that it's enough to power the 3060? 
 

thanks

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  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    My current rig has i7-5820K, 64GB's of RAM, RTX 3060 12GB, 7 internal SSD's and 8 external USB drives powered by the computer with a 750W PSU - I think 650W is enough with a smaller setup.

  • Philippi_ChildPhilippi_Child Posts: 648

    thanks

  • Matt_CastleMatt_Castle Posts: 2,585

    I run a Zen 3 5800X, 64GBs of RAM, two HDDs, two SSDs, an ASUS TUF RTX 3060, and a Gigabyte GTX 1650 LP on a Corsair 650W power supply.

    While some of the power ratings are considered a bit low on 30 series cards, a 650 W suppy is probably fine.

    I was looking at an RTX 2060 12 gig but it seems I'm having problems finding them. So I thinking on a 3060 12 gig.

    The 3060 is enough better than the 2060 for Iray that it's definitely worth the leap.

    In fact, the 3060 probably remains the best "bang for buck" Iray card out there. It's got a generous helping of VRAM, RTX cores that aren't 1st generation, and isn't as overpriced as the 40 series cards.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,515
    edited October 2023

    I have two 12GB RTX-3060's (in different machines).  Neither are "TI" models but I think one was sold as "OC" so it may be a little faster than the other)  One is an MSI two fan model in a system with a 550w power supply.  The other is an Asus three-fan model in a system with a 650w power supply.  The systems they run in are Intel, an 8th gen, and a 10th gen, and each with 32GB of RAM.  I don't keep speed records, but they are both plenty fast, and work about equally well.  Temperature has never been a problem.  They do run a little hot (70C) sometimes but I don't really push them.  I have run some gameing GPU stress tests and they work without complaining, blowing up, or frying.

    I wouldn't go any lower than 550w, but with a moderate CPU, and moderate peripheral power needs, should be OK for a bog standard 12GB RTX-3060. 

    But keep in mind,  if you're doing rendering, the 12GB graphics RAM sort of implies that you have 32GB if not 48GB of motherboard RAM to hold the pre-rendering data.

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  • outrider42outrider42 Posts: 3,679

    The 3060 is like a 2080 Super or better, though not as fast as a 2080ti, so yeah, it beats a 2060 by quite a bit. The 2060 is about twice as fast as the 1060, and the 3060 is almost twice as fast as the 2060. So you could be looking at a roughly 4x increase in render speed going from a 1060 to a 3060. The ray tracing cores made massive strides over these generations. As the 3060 is much faster, I wouldn't bother with a 2060 at this point. The 3060 is still probably the best value rendering card, given how poorly priced the 4000 series is, and the 4060 packs less VRAM. You may not render a lot of stuff, but I wouldn't touch a 8gb GPU in 2023. The extra memory gives you more options, and will better cope with Daz content that can become a memory hog.

    That performance is specific to Iray and similar rendering engines, other applications will not see that kind of boost. The 3060 does have more support for video codecs than the 1000 series. Moving to the 3000 series made a dramatic difference using remote play with a friend, and that was coming from a 1080ti. I found that the it didn't even matter between a 3090 and a 3060 (I have both and tested with each.) They both performed equally well at the task of streaming, with much better picture quality for the streamer than the 1080ti. This could help if you use a remote desktop, which can open up more options to how you interact with Daz Studio or your PC in general. You can relax on a couch and use a tablet to stream your PC and mess with DS. You can already do that, but the picture quality can be better.

    3060s tend to be "low end" products, and so rarely have great coolers. They have coolers that do well enough, but some of them can get very loud. My 3060 is pretty loud, easily the loudest part I have. It is much louder than my 3090, which ironically is the quietest GPU I have owned thanks to its well built cooler. However, the 3060 stays within the temp range that is acceptable, it is just loud.

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 5,689

    I had a 1060 and got a new machine with a 3060. I benchmarked one of my scenes, and the 3060 is 4x faster.

    Regards,

    Richard

  • savagestugsavagestug Posts: 174

    If your budget isn't tight, consider the 4070. It isn't as good a bargain but is noticeably faster than a 3060 and has lower power requirements. My 3060 died and was out on RMA for eight weeks. I couldn't wait ( also do Vray renders for work) and picked up a 4070. Too expensive really , but big speed bunp from the 3060. I'm not sorry for making the jump

  • outrider42outrider42 Posts: 3,679

    Funny enough the 4070 is roughly about twice as fast as the 3060. It seems like a theme, lol. But it does make the math kind of easy, the 4070 would be around 8 times faster than the 1060. 4070s have been going on sales lately, however, 3060s have, too. It is impressive how little energy the 4070 uses while doubling Iray performance. Still, the 4070s are twice as expensive or more, depending on the deals available, so you pay for the speed. At least the price isn't out of line with the speed it offers.

    Just for fun, the 4090 is more than twice as fast as the 4070, in fact the 4090 is twice as fast as the 4070ti. That's just to show how far ahead the 4090 is. So yeah, the math is getting nuts at that point.

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