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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

4.2 · 2,186 votes
Best for 1080p / 1440p gaming

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VRAM
8 GB
CUDA
4,864
FP32
16.2 TF
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
TDP
200W
Boost
1665 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute16.2 TFLOPS15%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s25%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity8 GB25%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units4,86422%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency26/10045%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy17,640pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)9,000pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)2,548spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute122,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming49
Ray tracing50
AI / Compute51
Creator / 3D49
Power efficiency26
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 52 fps
1080p
81
1440p
52
4K
24
Counter-Strike 2avg 140 fps
1080p
217
1440p
142
4K
61
Fortniteavg 137 fps
1080p
209
1440p
131
4K
71
Battlefield 5avg 90 fps
1080p
111
1440p
95
4K
63
Far Cry 5avg 97 fps
1080p
125
1440p
102
4K
63
Valorantavg 286 fps
1080p
266
1440p
315
4K
276

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
143fps
1440p
79fps
4K
45fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($399) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$3.14
1440p
$5.60
4K
$8.77
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love the smooth 1440p gaming and quiet fans. The main complaint is the limited 8 GB VRAM causing stutters in newer titles.

Pros
  • Great 1080p performance for years
  • Runs cool with good airflow
  • Ray tracing works well enough
  • Plenty fast for modern games
Cons
  • VRAM too low for modern games
  • No real overclocking headroom
  • Runs hot under heavy load

Supported technologies

Ray TracingDLSSNVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Ampere
Process node
8 nm
Transistors
17.4 B
SM Count
38
Release date
2020
Launch price
$399
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
4,864
RT Cores
38
Tensor Cores
152
TMUs
152
ROPs
80
L2 cache
4 MB
Memory
Size
8 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
256-bit
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
Memory clock
1750 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1410 MHz
Boost clock
1665 MHz
FP32 (float)
16.2 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
16.2 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
133 GPixel/s
Texture rate
253.1 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
200W
Suggested PSU
400W
Power connectors
1x 12-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
Length
242 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2
CUDA
8.6
Verdict

Our verdict on the RTX 3060 Ti

An Ampere mid-ranger that trades blows with last-gen’s top cards but gets held back by its modest memory.

Get it if you want solid 1440p gaming on a budget without ray tracing turned up high. Skip it if you need more VRAM for future games or heavy creative work.

Buy it if…

  • You want 1440p gaming without breaking the bank.
  • You're building a new PC and need great 1080p value.
  • You play modern games at high settings on a budget.
4.2

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