Nvidia RTX 3060 vs RTX 3060 Ti: Which One is Better?

Alex Jones

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RTX 3060 vs RTX 3060 Ti Comparison

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 3060VSRTX 3060 Ti
GA106GPU CodenameGA104
AmpereArchitectureAmpere
Jan 12th, 2021Release dateDec 1st, 2020
GeForce 30 seriesGenerationGeForce 30
SamsungFoundrySamsung
DesktopMarket SegmentDesktop
ActiveProductionActive
Desktop/DiscreteTypeDesktop/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 3060VSRTX 3060 Ti
28 SMSM Counts38 SM
3584 UnitsShaders / Cuda Cores4864 Units
112TMUs (Texture Mapping Units)152
48ROPs (Raster Operation Pipeline)80
112Tensor Cores152
28RayTracing Cores38
128 KB (per SM)L1 Cache128 KB (per SM)
3 MBL2 Cache4 MB
1320 MHzBase Clock1410 MHz
1777 MHzBoost Clock1665 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 3060VSRTX 3060 Ti
12 billionTransistors17.4 billion
8 nmProcess Size8 nm
276 mm²Die Size392 mm²
43.5M / mm²Density44.4M / mm²
BGA-2713Chip PackageBGA-2713
170WTDP (Total Draw Power)200W
DualSlot WidthDual
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a
PCIe 4.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16
1x 8-PinPower Connectors1x 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 3060VSRTX 3060 Ti
8GB / 12GBMemory Size8 GB
GDDR6Memory TypeGDDR6/GDDR6X
192-bitMemory Bus256-bit
1875 MHz
15 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
360.0 GB/sBandwidth448.0 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 3060VSRTX 3060 Ti
85.30 GPixel/sPixel Fill Rate133.2 GPixel/s
199.0 GTexel/sTexture Fill Rate253.1 GTexel/s
12.74 TFLOPSFP16 (Half)16.20 TFLOPS
12.74 TFLOPSFP32 (Float)16.20 TFLOPS
0.199 TFLOPSFP64 (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 3060VSRTX 3060 Ti
12 Ultimate (12_2)DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6OpenGL4.6
3.0OpenCL3.0
8.6Cuda8.6
1.3Vulkan1.3
6.8Shader Model6.8
1.4aDisplayPort1.4a
2.1HDMI2.1
2.3HDCP Version2.3

Geforce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia RTX 3060Ti Benchmark Comparison

RTX 3060 vs RTX 3060 Ti Benchmark Comparison
Credit: GamingTechware

RTX 3060VSRTX 3060 Ti
8,875Time Spy Graphics12,502
21,981Firestrike Graphics31,754
89,053OpenCL119,449
84,884Vulkan116,611
16,999Passmark20,496

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 Gaming Benchmark Comparison at 1080p
Credit: GamingTechware

RTX 3060 Vs RTX 3060 Ti 1440p gaming benchmark comparison

RTX 3060 Vs RTX 3060 Ti Gaming Benchmark Comparison at 1440p
Credit: GamingTechware

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)
241159Counter-Strike 2
V.High
300206
4636Starfield
Ultra
5545
5538The Last of Us
Ultra
6042
8471Forza Horizon 5
Extreme
10790
7345Cyberpunk 2077
High
8652
5735Starwars Jedi Survivor
Epic
7246
7342The Witcher 3
Ultra High
9760
7255RDR2
Favor
8569
8557Resident Evil 4
Max
11275
6644Hogwarts Legacy
Ultra
8056
14196F1 2023
Ultra High
168121
10362Escape from Tarkov
Ultra
13785
A total of 12 Games were benchmarked.

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 3060DifferencesRTX 3060 Ti
3584CUDA Cores4864
28SMs38
112TMUs152
48ROPS80
28RT Cores38
112Tensor Cores152
3 MBL2 Cache4 MB
12 billionTransistors17.4 billion
276 mm²Die Size392 mm²
43.5M / mm²Density44.4M / mm²
GA106GPU nameGA104
12GB/8GBVRAM8GB
GDDR6Memory TypeGDDR6/GDDR6X
192-bitMemory Bus256-bit
360GB/sBandwidth448GB/s
1320 MHzBase clock1410 MHz
1777 MHzBoost clock1665 MHz
1875 MHz
15 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
170WTDP200W+

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.

Hii, I am Alex, have attained my B.Tech Deg. in CSE. I love to Read about Gaming PCs, Laptops and compare their Specs. A Techie Blogger just want to share my Knowledge about Gaming Hardware.

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