Before Epic bai sent the "Tomb Raider" trilogy, "Elden's French Ring", "God of War" PC version and other game masterpieces have also been released, presumably many small partners want to upgrade the game graphics card to drive these game masterpieces.
While the more expensive the graphics card, the better, what the mass gamers need is a "dessert card" that balances "performance" and "price." In contrast, the author highly recommends this ASUS TUF GeForce RTX3060TI-O8G-V2 graphics card, even if it has been released for more than a year, this RTX 3060Ti is still difficult to find in the same level of graphics card.
Design:
The TUF Gaming RTX 30 series graphics card is a significant improvement over the previous generation of RTX 20 series in terms of workmanship and materials, and can even compete with the high-end ROG-STRIX Raptor series.
This ASUS TIF 3060Ti-O8G graphics card features a sleek and versatile black-gray aluminum alloy casing and metal backplane, which not only improves the workmanship of the entire graphics card, but also provides high-specification durability and protection, killing two birds with one stone.
The ASUS TIF 3060Ti-O8G is equipped with three dual-ball axial fans running together for excellent heat dissipation. Reverse the design of the central fan to reduce air turbulence within the cooling module. Built-in double ball bearings allow the graphics card fan to be extremely quiet and have a longer life at high speeds.
The heat dissipation fins are widened to a 2.7 slot size, which is already comparable to flagship graphics cards. It is equipped with four heat pipes and chrome pure copper heat dissipation base with its own mirror direct contact technology to improve heat transfer efficiency.
In addition, the ASUS TIF 3060Ti-O8G adds a hollow through hole design to the PCB metal backplane to optimize the internal air duct for more efficient cooling. There is also a dual BIOS mode toggle switch next to it, so that the user can make the graphics card run in performance mode or quiet mode according to their own needs.
The power supply interface adopts a single 8 Pin design, the TIF logo next to it and the small light bar below are the few RGB light effect display areas of the graphics card, which supports its own AURA SYNC divine light synchronization function.
The RTX 30 Series graphics cards support the HDMI 2.1 interface and provide an 8K 60Hz video signal output. In terms of interfaces, the ASUS TIF 3060Ti-O8G provides 2 HDMI 2.1 and 3 DP 1.4a interfaces to meet the needs of multi-screen parties.
Performance and power testing:
Test platform hardware configuration:
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X
Radiator: ASUS TUF LC240RGB Icebreaker
Motherboard: ASUS TIF B550M-PLUS heavy gunner
Memory: 8GBx2 DDR4 3200MHz
Hard disk: Western Digital Sn550
Power: ASUS TIF 650W Assault Hand Bronze Power Supply
The first is the graphics performance test of the graphics card, which is widely known to the public and tested by the author. In the DX12's Time Spy and Time Spy Extreme tests, the ASUS TIF 3060Ti-O8G scored 10324 and 5134 points, of which the graphics card scored 11505 and 5624 points. Compared to the GeForce RTX 2060 Super, the DX12 graphics performance of the ASUS TUF 3060Ti-O8G can be significantly improved by up to 31%.
Thanks to the second-generation RT CORE technology, the ASUS TUF 3060Ti-O8G in the 3DMark Port Royal test, compared to the GeForce RTX 2060 Super increased by nearly 43.1%, the light chasing experience is certainly much better.
After 20 consecutive stress tests in Time Spy mode, the ASUS TIF 3060Ti-O8G passed the test with a score of 99.4%. This shows that it can be used for long-term high-load scenarios, and the stable operation performance is almost not discounted.
FurMark copier test, the graphics card core temperature is only 59.4 °C, the frequency is 1560MHz, the entire card power consumption is about 200W, it is recommended to use at least rated 500W power supply. In addition, the graphics card's noise control at nearly 2000RPM is excellent, and it is almost inaudible without the ear close to the chassis.
Game Test:
During the game test, I found Tomb Raider: Shadow, Final Fantasy XV, Cyberpunk 2077, and the late-year hits Forza Horizon 5 and Far Cry 6. Under "Fully Open Picture Quality", the game frame rate performance of 1080P and 2K was tested respectively.
Tomb Raider: Shadow, 1080P resolution, TAA anti-aliasing, full-width picture quality
Tomb Raider: Shadow, 2K resolution, TAA anti-aliasing, full-width picture quality
In the classic AAA game masterpiece "Tomb Raider: Shadow" in 18 years, select "TAA anti-aliasing" and "full image quality", the average frame number of 1080P resolution can reach 105FPS, and the 2K resolution can reach 91FPS.
Final Fantasy XV, 1080P resolution, High Quality
Final Fantasy XV, 2K resolution, High Quality
In the Benchmark test launched by Final Fantasy XV, the same "High Quality" full-open picture quality, 10145 points at 1080P resolution and 7851 points at 2K resolution, means that satisfactory smooth performance can be obtained.
"Far Cry 6", 1080P resolution, open light chase, extremely high image quality
"Far Cry 6", 2K resolution, open light chase, extremely high picture quality
Under the premise of turning on the light chasing option and the extremely high quality option, the average frame number of 1080P resolution is 64FPS, and the average frame number of 2K resolution is 59FPS, which can also meet the needs of smoothness. If you set the low light tracking option in the setting, you can also increase the frame rate even further.
Forza Horizon 5, 1080P resolution, extremely high image quality
Forza Horizon 5, 2K resolution, extremely high image quality
In the Forza Horizon 5 test, the average frame rate in the extremely high-quality mode was stable at more than 60FPS, both at 1080P resolution and at 2K resolution. The driving experience is smooth, and the fine picture can also meet the needs of "sightseeing tourism" in Mexico.
Cyberpunk 2077, 1080P resolution, super quality
Cyberpunk 2077, 1080P resolution, ray tracing: super quality
Cyberpunk 2077, 2K resolution, ray tracing: super quality
Cyberpunk 2077, 2K resolution, super quality
In the driving scene of cyberpunk 2077, the 1080P resolution can achieve frame count performance of more than 60FPS in both "Super" and "Raytracing: Super" quality. After switching to 2K resolution, the frame count is roughly between 50-60FPS, which is also good.
summary:
Even after a year, this ASUS TIF 3060Ti-O8G graphics card still has a good combat power in the dessert-grade graphics card market, providing satisfactory performance, and the mainstream 1080P and 2K resolution can play the newly released game masterpieces in full open picture quality. Not only that, tuf GAMING 30 series graphics cards have been upgraded in design and materials than the previous generation, bringing more stable and smooth performance output and gaming experience. If you're looking for a graphics card to replace a "dessert card" like the GTX 1060 or RTX 2060, I highly recommend this ASUS TIF 3060Ti-O8G graphics card.