AMD · RX 9000
Performance index, 1440p31
CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card tracked
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- Power
- 150 W
- MSRP
- $299
NVIDIARTX 30AmpereOut of production
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
The value pick of its generation and still a very common 1080p card. It sits close to a current RTX 4060 Ti in rasterisation, which is the clearest illustration of how little the mid-range moved in between.
- Performance index, 1440p
- 29
- Mid-range
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- GDDR6
- Board power
- 200 W
- 600 W PSU recommended
- Launch MSRP
- $399
- No verified current price
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card
Where to buy
$399MSRP
Launch MSRP. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price for this card, so this is a reference point rather than what it sells for today.
This card is out of production, so street prices are especially unpredictable.
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Should you buy it?
The RTX 3060 Ti in one screen
Generated from this card's own specifications and its standing against every other card CompareYourGPU tracks. Every line below is backed by a figure on this page.
Should you buy it?
Niche recommendation
This card is out of production. New stock is scarce and priced unpredictably, so it only makes sense at a genuine discount against a current-generation equivalent.
1080p gaming at 100+ FPS
Why
- Estimated performance index of 35 at 1080p, where 100 is the fastest card CompareYourGPU tracks.
- Supports FSR 3.1 Frame Generation (vendor-agnostic, game-dependent).
- At 1080p the RTX 3060 Ti is level with the RTX 5060 while costing $100 more, which makes it the weaker buy of the two on price alone. Based on launch MSRP.
Derived from this card's specifications, CompareYourGPU's estimated performance indices and launch MSRP. No verified current price is on record.
Watch out for
This card is out of production, so new stock is scarce and pricing is unpredictable. It is only worth considering at a genuine discount.
Consider instead
- RTX 5060 Ti 16GB if ray tracing is your priority. Its ray tracing index is 34 against 24, at $429.
- RX 9060 XT 8GB if you want more performance for the money. It returns 12.7 index points per $100 against 8.8.
Estimated
RTX 3060 Ti gaming performance
How the card is expected to hold up at each resolution, and how it sits against the cards closest to it.
1080p
35- Mid-range
85-120 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
100+ FPS class8 GB is enough for 1080p today, but it is below the 12 GB that removes texture settings from the conversation entirely.
1440p
29- Mid-range
50-75 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
60+ FPS class8 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
4K
24- Entry-level
25-35 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
Below 60 FPS natively8 GB is below the 12 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 4K. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
CompareYourGPU estimate
Performance indices are aggregated from public review coverage, not measured by CompareYourGPU. Frame-rate ranges are modelled from those indices. How this is calculated.
- RTX 3060 TiNVIDIA29
- 31
- RTX 5060NVIDIA29
- RTX 4060 Ti 8GBNVIDIA28
- Arc B580Intel27
CompareYourGPU estimate. 100 = the fastest card tracked.
- RTX 3060 TiNVIDIA24
- 25
- RTX 5060NVIDIA28
- RTX 4060 Ti 8GBNVIDIA27
- Arc B580Intel24
CompareYourGPU estimate. Ray-traced performance does not track rasterisation performance, which is why it is charted separately.
Measured
Gaming benchmarks
Frame-rate figures transcribed from named third-party measurements, grouped so that two different test methodologies are never mixed in one table.
Third-party suite rating
Measured
ComputerBase Grafikkarten-Rangliste 2026
21 games · updated| Test | Average FPS | Share of fastest card tested |
|---|---|---|
| Rasteriser, 1080p | 63.4 | 74.1% |
| Rasteriser, 1440p | 41.3 | 29% |
| Rasteriser, 4K | Not tested | — |
| Ray tracing, 1440p | 28.4 | 23.2% |
How this was measured, and what it is not
Geometric mean of average FPS. Vendor upscaling at Quality (DLSS on GeForce, FSR on Radeon, XeSS on Arc), with native TAA in a minority of titles. Not native resolution, and not a like-for-like image-quality comparison across vendors.
The ray tracing rating covers a smaller 7-game suite than the 21-game rasteriser rating, so the two are not directly comparable with each other either. ComputerBase does not test every card at every resolution; a card missing from a table has no figure here rather than an inferred one.
Because of that, these figures are not directly comparable with the estimated index above, which describes native resolution with no upscaling. Read each on its own terms rather than against the other.
Test system: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Transcribed by CompareYourGPU on from ComputerBase.
Per-game measured results
No verified benchmark data yet
CompareYourGPU only publishes frame-rate figures it can attribute to a named, linkable measurement, and none have been transcribed for the RTX 3060 Ti yet. The estimated performance indices above are clearly labelled as estimates and are the honest alternative until measured runs are recorded here.
In the meantime, the game pages set out what makes each title demanding and which resolutions this class of card suits. Heavy titles worth checking: Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy.
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Manufacturer figures
RTX 3060 Ti specifications
Published by the manufacturer. Terms with a dotted underline can be expanded for a plain-English explanation.
Graphics processor
- Architecture
- Ampere
- GPU die
- GA104
- 4,864NVIDIA calls these CUDA cores
- Data unavailable
- 38
- 152
- 1,410 MHz
- 1,670 MHz
Memory
- 8 GB
- GDDR6
- 256-bit
- 448 GB/s
- Memory speed
- 14 Gbps
Power and cooling
- 200 W
- 600 W
- Power connectors
- 1x 8-pin
Physical
- Length
- 242 mm
- Height from bracket
- 112 mm
- 2 slotsFounders Edition. A GDDR6X variant also exists.
Display outputs
- Outputs
- 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1
- Display support
- Up to 4 simultaneous displays; 8K 60 Hz with DSC
Release and availability
- Launch date
- December 2, 2020
- Generation
- RTX 30
- $399
- Availability
- Out of production
Technologies and features
What this card supports, and what each feature actually does for you.
Supported. This card uses 2nd-generation RT cores.
DLSS 4 Super Resolution, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, FSR 3.1, XeSS. Availability in any individual game depends on the developer implementing it.
FSR 3.1 Frame Generation (vendor-agnostic, game-dependent). Frame generation raises the displayed frame rate without improving responsiveness, so it works best on top of an already playable frame rate.
No AV1 encode. 7th-generation NVENC with HEVC and H.264 encode. No AV1 encode.. 5th-generation NVDEC with AV1, HEVC and H.264 decode.
Strengths, weaknesses and who it suits
CompareYourGPU's assessment, grounded in the specifications above rather than in marketing material.
Strengths
- 256-bit bus and 448 GB/s, generous for its tier
- 200 W on a single 8-pin connector
- Widely available second-hand
Weaknesses
- 8 GB of VRAM
- No DLSS Frame Generation or AV1 encode
- Out of production
Best for
- 1080p gaming at high settings
- Deciding whether a current mid-range card is worth it
Not ideal for
- 1440p at Ultra textures
- Ray-traced AAA titles
Price, value and efficiency
What the card costs, what that price should be for the performance, and what it returns per dollar and per watt.
$399MSRP
Launch MSRP. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price for this card, so this is a reference point rather than what it sells for today.
Fair priceFair price for this performance: $362
Good buy below $333 · expensive above $405
The fair price is where this card’s performance index falls on the price-to-performance line fitted across every card CompareYourGPU tracks. It describes the current market, it is not a recommendation, and it moves when prices do. Calculated from launch MSRP across the database, because no verified street prices are on record.
Performance per dollar
7.3
Performance index points per $100 at 1440p, calculated from launch MSRP.
That places it in the upper half of the database on value.
Performance per watt
14.5
Performance index points per 100 W of board power at 1440p.
That places it in the bottom quarter of the database on efficiency.
RTX 3060 Ti frequently asked questions
Is the RTX 3060 Ti good for 1080p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 85-120 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 100+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 8 GB is enough for 1080p today, but it is below the 12 GB that removes texture settings from the conversation entirely.
Is the RTX 3060 Ti good for 1440p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 50-75 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 60+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 8 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
Is the RTX 3060 Ti good for 4K gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 25-35 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That is below a sustained 60 FPS at this resolution without upscaling. 8 GB is below the 12 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 4K. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
How much VRAM does the RTX 3060 Ti have?
The RTX 3060 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, giving 448 GB/s of bandwidth. 8 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
What power supply does the RTX 3060 Ti need?
NVIDIA recommends a 600 W power supply for a complete system built around the RTX 3060 Ti, which draws 200 W of board power. It uses 1x 8-pin.
Which upscaling technologies does the RTX 3060 Ti support?
It supports DLSS 4 Super Resolution, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, FSR 3.1, XeSS. For frame generation it supports FSR 3.1 Frame Generation (vendor-agnostic, game-dependent). Support for any individual upscaler also depends on the game implementing it, so availability varies title by title.
Is the RTX 3060 Ti good for ray tracing?
Its ray tracing index is 24 at 1440p, against a rasterisation index of 29, so it retains about 83% of its standing once ray tracing is enabled. That is a moderate result: ray tracing costs it somewhat more than average. Both figures are CompareYourGPU estimates, not measurements.
How much does the RTX 3060 Ti cost?
It launched at $399 MSRP and is now out of production. CompareYourGPU does not publish a current street price because it does not yet carry a verified price feed, so check a retailer for what it actually sells for today.
What competes with the RTX 3060 Ti?
Its closest competitor from another manufacturer is the RX 9060 XT 8GB at $299. On CompareYourGPU's estimated 1440p index the RTX 3060 Ti is about 6% behind, before ray tracing, memory capacity and upscaling support are taken into account.
Sources and last updated
Sources
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 family product pageCUDA cores, clocks, memory, board power and PSU requirement
- NVIDIAGeForce specifications, launch pricing and feature support
- TechPowerUp GPU DatabaseDie codename, memory bandwidth and reference board dimensions
- NVIDIADLSS 4 availability and per-generation feature support
Record last edited . Specifications last checked against the manufacturer’s own page on .
How to read this page
- Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures, cited on the left.
- Performance indices and frame-rate ranges are CompareYourGPU estimates and are labelled as such wherever they appear.
- Prices are launch MSRP unless a verified current price is on record. CompareYourGPU publishes no price it has not checked.
- Strengths, weaknesses and suitability are editorial judgements derived from the specifications above.