The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition performed as expected in gaming benchmarks, but truly excelled in productivity tasks, surpassing the RTX 3060 by a considerable margin.
Originally launched at an MSRP of $399.99 USD, with partner manufacturer cards averaging $470 USD. While the RTX 3060 TI competes against the newer 40-series GPUs, it continues to deliver solid performance in both 1080p and 1440p gaming for those who already own it.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
THE GOOD
- Performance
Delivered performance that is notably closer to the RTX 3070 than the RTX 3060. In gaming tests it consistently outperformed its predecessor, the RTX 3060, by an impressive 25 FPS on average, making it a solid choice for gamers seeking higher frame rates.
THE BAD
- Price
Partner manufacturer cards are selling for a higher average price of around $470 USD, which is above the original MSRP of $399.99 USD.
THE REST
- Overall
The RTX 3060 Ti competes with newer 40-series GPUs that offer comparable performance. For those who already own the RTX 3060 Ti, it still delivers respectable gaming performance at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, making it a decent option for mid-tier gamers.
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti utilizes 8nm technology and is built on NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture. The card is based on the GA104 graphics processor, which has 17,400 million transistors within a 392 mm² die. It features 80 Render Output Units (ROPs), 152 texture mapping units, 4864 shading units, and 38 ray tracing acceleration cores. With a typical board power of 200W, the card tested by Labs is manufactured by NVIDIA, and has a dual-slot, dual-fan design that fits in most computer cases. It has the standard RTX 30-series 3 x DisplayPort v1.4 outputs, and 1 x HDMI v2.1 port.
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Front of the box.
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Front of the card.
The RTX 3060 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and NVIDIA's GeForce Experience and G-SYNC features. As well as NVIDIA's full suite of DLSS 3 and ray tracing technologies.
It features NVIDIA's 7th Generation Encoder, and 5th Generation Decoder, with full support for H264 Encode/Decode, and H265/HEVC Encode/Decode, but only AV1 Decode.
When it comes to performance, the RTX 3060 Ti far surpasses the RTX 3060, particularly in 1080p gaming tests, where it outperformed its predecessor by 25 FPS on average. This performance gap extends to productivity tasks and synthetic benchmarks, with the RTX 3060 Ti coming closer in performance to the RTX 3070. This makes it a good option for users seeking high frame rates and productivity capabilities in a mid-range card.
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We actively address test bench variance in our evaluation process. Our methodology involves validation and calibration procedures to ensure consistency and reliability across all tests. The verified testbed variance for benchmarks in this product page is +/- 0.25%.
By monitoring and controlling variables such as hardware configurations, ambient temperatures, and system settings, we minimize potential sources of variance that could affect our results. This detailed approach enables us to deliver the most objective and accurate assessments.