MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio Review

1. Introduction2. MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing6. Assassin's Creed Valhalla7. Control8. Cyberpunk 20779. Dirt 510. The Division 211. F1 202012. Gears 513. Hitman 314. Metro Exodus15. Red Dead Redemption 216. Total War Saga: Troy17. Watch Dogs: Legion18. Performance Summary (12 Game Average)19. Clock Speed20. Temperatures21. Acoustics22. Noise-Normalised Temperatures23. Power Consumption24. Overclocking25. Closing Thoughts26. View All Pages

We take our noise measurements with the sound meter positioned 1 foot from the graphics card. I measured the noise floor to be 32 dBA, thus anything above this level can be attributed to the graphics cards. The power supply is passive for the entire power output range we tested all graphics cards in, while all CPU and system fans were disabled. A reading under load comes from running Cyberpunk 2077 for 30 minutes.

As for noise levels, well, the chart speaks for itself. Recording just 33dBa on our sound meter, that's getting very close to the noise floor of our testing environment. I'd go as far as to say the RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio is the quietest graphics card I have ever tested – it is barely audible, even under full load. For reference, the fans spun up to just 33%, or 1090rpm, during my testing.

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