Nvidia RTX 3060 vs RTX 3060 Ti which will perform better? Both have their pros and cons. Let’s see the comparison between both.
Nvidia RTX 3060 is a desktop graphics card by Nvidia, based on Ampere architecture, and belongs to RTX 30 series GPUs. RTX 3060 release date was Jan 12th, 2021.
Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti is a desktop graphics card by Nvidia, based on Ampere architecture, It also belongs to the RTX 30 series GPUs and is an older sibling to the RTX 3060. RTX 3060 Ti release date was Dec 1st, 2020
Graphics Card Comparison between RTX 3060 vs RTX 3060 Ti
RTX 3060 | VS | RTX 3060 Ti |
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GA106 | GPU Codename | GA104 |
Ampere | Architecture | Ampere |
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release date | Dec 1st, 2020 |
GeForce 30 series | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Samsung | Foundry | Samsung |
Desktop | Market Segment | Desktop |
Active | Production | Active |
Desktop/Discrete | Type | Desktop/Discrete |
RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti both are from the same architecture and the same generation.
RTX 3060 vs RTX 3060 Ti Specs Comparison
RTX 3060 | VS | RTX 3060 Ti |
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28 SM | SM Counts | 38 SM |
3584 Units | Shaders / Cuda Cores | 4864 Units |
112 | TMUs (Texture Mapping Units) | 152 |
48 | ROPs (Raster Operation Pipeline) | 80 |
112 | Tensor Cores | 152 |
28 | RayTracing Cores | 38 |
128 KB (per SM) | L1 Cache | 128 KB (per SM) |
3 MB | L2 Cache | 4 MB |
1320 MHz | Base Clock | 1410 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock | 1665 MHz |
Nvidia RTX 3060 CUDA cores are 3584 units while Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti CUDA cores are 4864; which is quite a lot compared to RTX 3060.
RTX 3060 base clock is 1320 MHz and the boost clock is 1777 MHz while RTX 3060 Ti base clock is 1410 MHz and the boost clock is 1665 MHz. RTX 3060 has a lower base clock than RTX 3060 Ti whereas the RTX 3060 boost clock is higher than RTX 3060 Ti.
3rd Party GPU brands have a higher boost clock than the stock GPUs.
RTX 3060 Ti GPU has more TMUs, Tensor cores, RT cores, and Rops than RTX 3060, which makes RTX 3060 Ti almost 25% faster than RTX 3060.
RTX 3060 vs Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti Board Design Comparison
RTX 3060 | VS | RTX 3060 Ti |
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12 billion | Transistors | 17.4 billion |
8 nm | Process Size | 8 nm |
276 mm² | Die Size | 392 mm² |
43.5M / mm² | Density | 44.4M / mm² |
BGA-2713 | Chip Package | BGA-2713 |
170W | TDP (Total Draw Power) | 200W |
Dual | Slot Width | Dual |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
PCIe 4.0 x16 | Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
1x 8-Pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-Pin |
RTX 3060 Ti has more number of transistors due to a larger die size and more density than RTX 3060. RTX 3060 ti also consumes more power than RTX 3060. RTX 3060 Ti power consumption is 200W whereas RTX 3060 power consumption is 170W.
Both RTX 3060 PCIe and RTX 3060 Ti PCIe are the same, They both use PCIe 4.0 x16 lanes. Some 3rd Party graphics card display outputs will vary.
Stock RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti power connectors are 1x 8-pin while some 3rd party brands use 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin power connectors.
RTX 3060 vs Geforce RTX 3060 Ti Memory Comparison
RTX 3060 | VS | RTX 3060 Ti |
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8GB / 12GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6/GDDR6X |
192-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
1875 MHz 15 Gbps effective | Memory Clock | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
360.0 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s |
RTX 3060 VRAM is 12 GB GDDR6 for the OG version. Later, Nvidia released the RTX 3060 8GB GDDR6 variant. RTX 3060 Ti VRAM is 8GB GDDR6 and later they released another version with faster GDDR6X memory.
RTX 3060 VRAM has more VRAM than RTX 3060 Ti though, it is slower. RTX 3060 bandwidth is 360 GB/s whereas RTX 3060 Ti bandwidth is 448 GB/s.
RTX 3060 memory clock is higher than RTX 3060 Ti; however, RTX 3060 Ti has a wider bus width and higher memory bandwidth.
RTX 3060 Ti vs RTX 3060 Theoretical Performance Comparison
RTX 3060 | VS | RTX 3060 Ti |
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85.30 GPixel/s | Pixel Fill Rate | 133.2 GPixel/s |
199.0 GTexel/s | Texture Fill Rate | 253.1 GTexel/s |
12.74 TFLOPS | FP16 (Half) | 16.20 TFLOPS |
12.74 TFLOPS | FP32 (Float) | 16.20 TFLOPS |
0.199 TFLOPS | FP64 (Double) | 0.253 TFLOPS |
Due to having more TMUs and ROPs RTX 3060 Ti has a higher pixel rate and texture rate and CUDA cores and clock speed affect the teraflops; So, RTX 3060 Ti TFLOPS is higher than RTX 3060.
Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti vs Nvidia RTX 3060 API Features Comparison
RTX 3060 | VS | RTX 3060 Ti |
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12 Ultimate (12_2) | DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
4.6 | OpenGL | 4.6 |
3.0 | OpenCL | 3.0 |
8.6 | Cuda | 8.6 |
1.3 | Vulkan | 1.3 |
6.8 | Shader Model | 6.8 |
1.4a | DisplayPort | 1.4a |
2.1 | HDMI | 2.1 |
2.3 | HDCP Version | 2.3 |
Geforce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia RTX 3060Ti Benchmark Comparison
RTX 3060 | VS | RTX 3060 Ti |
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8,875 | Time Spy Graphics | 12,502 |
21,981 | Firestrike Graphics | 31,754 |
89,053 | OpenCL | 119,449 |
84,884 | Vulkan | 116,611 |
16,999 | Passmark | 20,496 |
RTX 3060 Time Spy score is 8,875 while RTX 3060 Ti Timespy score is 12,502.
Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti graphics Firestrike score is 31,754 while RTX 3060 GPU has 21,981. RTX 3060 Ti Open Cl score and Vulkan score are 119,449 and 116,611 while RTX 3060 has 89,053 Open Cl and 84,884 Vulkan score.
RTX 3060 Ti Passmark score is 20,496 while RTX 3060 Passmark score is 16,999.
Nvidia RTX 3060 vs RTX 3060 Ti Gaming Performance Comparison
The System used for both RTX 3060 12 GB and RTX 3060 Ti 8GB gaming test is a Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR5-6000 MT/s (CL36) RAM, Crucial P3 Plus 4TB Gen 4 SSD, and Win 11.
RTX 3060 Vs RTX 3060 Ti 1080p gaming benchmark comparison
RTX 3060 Vs RTX 3060 Ti 1440p gaming benchmark comparison
RTX 3060 (1080p Avg. FPS) | RTX 3060 (1440p Avg. FPS) | Games Graphics Settings | RTX 3060 Ti (1080p Avg. FPS) | RTX 3060 Ti (1440p Avg. FPS) |
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241 | 159 | Counter-Strike 2 V.High | 300 | 206 |
46 | 36 | Starfield Ultra | 55 | 45 |
55 | 38 | The Last of Us Ultra | 60 | 42 |
84 | 71 | Forza Horizon 5 Extreme | 107 | 90 |
73 | 45 | Cyberpunk 2077 High | 86 | 52 |
57 | 35 | Starwars Jedi Survivor Epic | 72 | 46 |
73 | 42 | The Witcher 3 Ultra High | 97 | 60 |
72 | 55 | RDR2 Favor | 85 | 69 |
85 | 57 | Resident Evil 4 Max | 112 | 75 |
66 | 44 | Hogwarts Legacy Ultra | 80 | 56 |
141 | 96 | F1 2023 Ultra High | 168 | 121 |
103 | 62 | Escape from Tarkov Ultra | 137 | 85 |
What is the difference between RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti?
The differences are in CUDA cores, ROPS, TMUs, Tensor cores, RT Cores, clock speed, Memory size, Memory clock, Memory bandwidth, bus width, and many more.
RTX 3060 | Differences | RTX 3060 Ti |
---|---|---|
3584 | CUDA Cores | 4864 |
28 | SMs | 38 |
112 | TMUs | 152 |
48 | ROPS | 80 |
28 | RT Cores | 38 |
112 | Tensor Cores | 152 |
3 MB | L2 Cache | 4 MB |
12 billion | Transistors | 17.4 billion |
276 mm² | Die Size | 392 mm² |
43.5M / mm² | Density | 44.4M / mm² |
GA106 | GPU name | GA104 |
12GB/8GB | VRAM | 8GB |
GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6/GDDR6X |
192-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
360GB/s | Bandwidth | 448GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base clock | 1410 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost clock | 1665 MHz |
1875 MHz 15 Gbps effective | Memory Clock | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
170W | TDP | 200W+ |
These differences in RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti make a huge difference in the performance and price of graphics cards. You can easily get RTX 3060 12GB under $300 while RTX 3060 Ti costs around $350- $450.
Conclusion
The RTX 3060 Ti 8GB wins against the RTX 3060 12GB because it has 1280 more Cuda cores than the RTX 3060. Plus, the RTX 3060 Ti has a wide memory bus of 256-bit and a higher memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
All these specs really help RTX 3060 Ti to shine more and perform much better than RTX 3060 despite having only 8GB VRAM. RTX 3060 12GB is good for 1080p gaming though it can run 1440p games but you have to lower the graphics setting.
RTX 3060 Ti GPU is a really strong graphics card for 1080p gaming and suitable to run games at 1440p but due to less VRAM, it struggles on some high graphical demanding titles, Overall it will be a good 1440p graphics card.
FAQs
Is the Nvidia RTX 3060 still good in 2024?
It is performing fine at 1080p gaming even in 2024, easily getting 60+ fps on Ultra settings on most AAA games. Though there are some heavy Graphics demanding games it will struggle at Ultra settings so lower down to High/med will let you enjoy those games smoothly.
RTX 3060 vs RTX 3060 Ti which is better?
RTX 3060 Ti is better than RTX 3060 by a huge margin of about 25% due to 35.7% more Cuda cores and higher bus width and memory bandwidth.
What are the computing capabilities of RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti?
Nvidia RTX 3060 compute capability is Tflops 12.74 TFLOPS while RTX 3060 Ti compute capability is 16.20 Tflops.