The GA106 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 276 mm² and 12,000 million transistors.
Additionally, the DirectX 12 Ultimate capability guarantees support for hardware-raytracing, variable-rate shading and more, in upcoming video games. This ensures that all modern games will run on GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB. Built on the 8 nm process, and based on the GA106 graphics processor, in its GA106-300-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate. The GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB is a performance-segment graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on January 12th, 2021.
