MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card Review

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Overview

Taking a first look at the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio we can see it is a rather large card, it is actually the same size as the RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio card! It has official dimensions of 323 x 140 x 56 mm and weighs in at 1477g.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card

The card features MSI’s Tri Frozr 2.0 cooling solution which is made up of a large black shroud, three cooling fans, and a triple heatsink array. The fans are MSI’s new Torx 4.0 fans, which feature a new ring design where pairs of blades are bound together with a linked outer ring that focuses airflow into the Tri Frozr 2.0 cooling system. These new fans provide 20% more air pressure over the previous design. The fans also feature MSI’s Zero Frozr technology which means they will turn completely off when the card is idle.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card

If we take a look at the card from the side we can see that MSI has changed their heatsink design compared to the RTX 3080 versions of the card. On that card we had a dual heatsink design, on this card we have a triple heatsink design connected by heatpipes.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card

Flipping the card over to the other side here we can see the edge you’ll see if you have a window on your case. There is a MSI logo and long strip which will light up with RGB lighting when you have your system turned on. It also says GeForce RTX on the top edge of the card. Towards the end of the card we have our power connections which are two 8-pin PCI-Express power connections. This card has a power consumption of 170W and MSI recommends at least a 500W power supply.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card

On the back of the card we have a full-cover backplate that has the MSI Dragon logo and says “GeForce RTX”. While you might think the backplate is metal, it is actually Graphene. Graphene provides a light weight backplate which is stronger and more efficient at heat dissipation than plastic.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card

Coming around to our display outputs we can see that the thickness of the card is more than 2 slots, this is a 2.7-slot card so keep that in mind when choosing your case. As far as display outputs go you have three DisplayPort 1.4a and a single HDMI 2.1.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Graphics Card

The RGB lighting on this card is quite good. We have the large RGB strip on the top edge of the card, the MSI logo on the edge of the card and a set of accent lights around the center fan. You can easily control the RGB lighting with MSI’s Mystic Light software.

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