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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB

Compare the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.

The short answer

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the better buy here: it's both faster at 1080p and gives more performance per dollar.

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is about 22% faster at 1080p (gaming index 43 vs 35).
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 7%.
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti delivers about 31% more frames per dollar at 1080p.
  • GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB carries more VRAM (12GB vs 8GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
  • GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB draws less power (170W vs 200W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.

Gaming performance

Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.

1080p gaming
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti43
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB35

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is about 22% faster at 1080p.

Performance per dollar

1080p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

10.0

per $100 spent

Better value

GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB

7.6

per $100 spent

Specs head-to-head

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Price (from)
$432.13
$463.99
1080p gaming index
43
35
VRAM
8GB GDDR6
12GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
360 GB/s
Boost clock
1665 MHz
1777 MHz
Shader cores
4,864
3,584
Ray tracing cores
38
28
Tensor / AI cores
152
112
TDP
200W
170W
Recommended PSU
600W
550W
Upscaling
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction
Architecture
Ampere GA104
Ampere GA106
Process node
Samsung 8N
Samsung 8N
MSRP
$399.00
$329.00

Productivity & compute

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (points)
29,122
21,689
3DMark Steel Nomad (points)
2,689
1,974
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
103,883
80,805
Render-Blender (samples/min)
2,996
2,302

Where to buy

GeForce RTX 3060 Tifrom $432.13
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBfrom $463.99
From$463.99
9 versions in stock

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