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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a graphics card released on December 2, 2020, built on the Ampere architecture using a 8 nm process. It has 4,864 shading units, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.67 GHz and a 200 W board power rating. It scores 20,237 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 8.6.

AmpereGA104-200-A18 nm

10/10 key specs recorded · 112 facts

Depth: 60 recorded fields, 28 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified August 11, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract), NVIDIA Developer: CUDA GPUs, NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce Specifications NanoReview (Firecrawl extract)PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA Developer: CUDA GPUs NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

4,864cores

38 SMs

Memory

8 GB

GDDR6 · 256-bit

Boost clock

1.67 GHz

1.41 GHz base

Board power

200 W

600 W PSU advised

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 20,237 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 96.8% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #91), measured across 34,728 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 989.

PassMark G3D Mark

20,237

Rank #91
Faster than 96.8% of 2,658 GPUs
34,728 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 235 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 94.2% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 129 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 94.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 164 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 92.1% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 78 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 92.2% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 9,855 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 94.4% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti averages DirectX 9 235 fps, DirectX 10 129 fps, DirectX 11 164 fps, DirectX 12 78 fps and GPU Compute 9,855 ops/s, across 34,728 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 4.0 x16

Max memory 8 GB

Core clock 1410 MHz

Memory clock 1750 MHz

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.6

Max TDP 200 W

First benchmarked 2020-12-02

Samples 34,728

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti states the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, up to 8 GB of memory, a core clock of 1410 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2020-12-02. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Ampere

Codename GA104-200-A1

Chip Not recorded

Process node 8 nm

Transistors 17,000 M

Die size 392 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is based on the Ampere architecture, uses the GA104-200-A1 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 8 nm process, contains 17,000 million transistors and has a die size of 392 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 4,864

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors 38

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 152

Render output units (ROPs) 80

Ray tracing cores 38

Tensor / AI cores 152

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 4,864 shading units, 38 streaming multiprocessors, 152 texture mapping units, 80 render output units, 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

Clock speeds

Base clock 1.41 GHz

Boost clock 1.67 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock 1.75 GHz

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti runs at a base clock of 1.41 GHz and boosts to 1.67 GHz.

Memory

Size 8 GB

Type GDDR6

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 448.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has a board power rating of 200 W, a total board power of 200 W, a power supply of at least 600 W is recommended, power is supplied through 1x PCIe 8-pin (adapter to 1x 12-pin included), the card occupies 2-slot, it is 242 mm long, its width is 112 mm, the maximum operating temperature is 93 °C and it connects over PCIe 4.0.

Board power (TDP) 200 W

Total board power 200 W

Suggested PSU 600 W

Power connectors 1x PCIe 8-pin (adapter to 1x 12-pin included)

Slot width 2-slot

Length 242 mm

Width 112 mm

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature 93 °C

Bus interface PCIe 4.0

Market

Launched December 2, 2020

Launch price $399

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce RTX 30 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti was released on December 2, 2020 and launched at a price of $399.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 20,237

PassMark G2D 989

Rank #91

Samples 34,728

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 8.6.

DirectX 12 Ultimate

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.4

CUDA compute capability 8.6

Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

Features

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 18 supported features recorded and 1 feature explicitly listed as not supported outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Rendering

Supported: DirectX 12 Ultimate

Microsoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
Supported: NVIDIA DLSS

NVIDIA's AI-based upscaling and frame-generation technology that can raise frame rates in supported games.

Modes: Yes
Supported: Hardware ray tracing 2nd Generation

Dedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.

Ray tracing units: 38
Supported: Vulkan ray tracing

Support for hardware ray tracing through the Vulkan graphics API.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, NVIDIA DLSS, Hardware ray tracing (2nd Generation) and Vulkan ray tracing under Rendering.

Compute and AI

Supported: CUDA Compute capability 8.6

Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.
Supported: Tensor cores 3rd Generation

NVIDIA's dedicated matrix-math units used for AI workloads such as DLSS and machine-learning inference.

Tensor cores: 152

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: NVLink / SLI

What it is: Support for linking two NVIDIA GPUs with a bridge for multi-GPU setups.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports CUDA (Compute capability 8.6) and Tensor cores (3rd Generation) under Compute and AI. NVLink / SLI is explicitly listed as not supported.

Display features

Supported: NVIDIA G-SYNC

Support for NVIDIA's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs the display to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
Supported: HDCP content protection HDCP 2.3

Support for HDCP, the copy-protection standard that some protected 4K streaming and disc video requires.
Supported: VR ready

The vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports NVIDIA G-SYNC, HDCP content protection (HDCP 2.3) and VR ready under Display features.

Platform

Supported: Resizable BAR

Lets the CPU access the GPU's full video memory at once, which can improve performance in some games on supporting systems.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports Small-form-factor ready. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports Resizable BAR under Platform.

Software and drivers

Supported: NVIDIA Freestyle

NVIDIA game filter feature that adjusts colors and sharpness in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA Game Ready drivers

Driver branch tuned and released alongside new games.
Supported: NVIDIA Broadcast

NVIDIA software that applies AI noise removal and camera effects for calls and streams.
Supported: NVIDIA Omniverse

Support for NVIDIA's Omniverse platform for collaborative 3D design and simulation.
Supported: NVIDIA Reflex

NVIDIA's latency-reduction technology that lowers the delay between input and what you see in supported games.
Supported: RTX Remix

NVIDIA tooling for modding older games with ray tracing and updated assets.
Supported: NVIDIA ShadowPlay

NVIDIA's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Supported: NVIDIA Studio drivers

Driver branch tuned and tested for creative applications.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports RTX HDR. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports NVIDIA Freestyle, NVIDIA Game Ready drivers, NVIDIA Broadcast, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Reflex, RTX Remix, NVIDIA ShadowPlay and NVIDIA Studio drivers under Software and drivers.

Media engine

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. It does not support hardware encode for AV1.

NVIDIA NVENC encoder 7th Generation Encoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-encoding engine, used by streaming and capture software; newer generations encode more efficiently.

NVIDIA NVDEC decoder 5th Generation Decoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-decoding engine; newer generations support more codecs and formats.

Hardware video codec support of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)	Supported4:4:4: Yes	Supported
HEVC (H.265)	Supported4:2:2: No; 4:4:4: Yes; 10-bit: Yes; B-frames: Yes; 8K: Yes	Supported4:4:4: Yes
AV1	Not supported	Supported
VP9	Not stated by the vendor	Supported

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Media engines recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: NVIDIA NVENC encoder (7th Generation, encoder engines: 1) and NVIDIA NVDEC decoder (5th Generation, decoder engines: 1).

Display outputs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti offers outputs HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 and HDCP 2.3. It is stated to be VR ready.

Outputs HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Max simultaneous displays 4

Max resolution 7680x4320

HDCP 2.3

VR ready Yes

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti have?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 448.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has a board power rating of 200 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 600 W. Power connectors: 1x PCIe 8-pin (adapter to 1x 12-pin included).

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 20,237 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 96.8% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #91. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 78 fps.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti support ray tracing?

Yes. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has hardware ray tracing (2nd Generation) with 38 ray tracing cores.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti support AV1 encoding?

No. Feex records AV1 hardware encoding as explicitly not supported on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, although it can decode AV1 in hardware.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti support DirectX 12 Ultimate?

Yes. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.

What is the CUDA compute capability of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has CUDA compute capability 8.6.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti use?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti connects over PCIe 4.0.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti released and how much did it cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti was released on December 2, 2020 and launched at a price of $399.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 value on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti record was corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.