NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | December 2020 | May 2025 |
| Performance | ||
| Chip maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Shader cores | 4,864 | 3,840 |
| Boost clock | 1,670 MHz | 2,500 MHz (better) |
| Architecture | NVIDIA reference specifications; photo shows Gainward's original GDDR6 Ghost partner card, whose cooler and dimensions differ from the Founders Edition. NVIDIA announced worldwide partner availability of the GDDR6X revision from November 2022. | – |
| Ray tracing | Second-generation RT Cores | Fourth-generation RT Cores; 58 RT TFLOPS |
| AI cores | Third-generation Tensor Cores | Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 614 AI TOPS |
| Upscaling and frame generation | NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation | DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation |
| Base clock | 1.41 GHz; NVIDIA rounds boost to 1.67 GHz. Gainward's original Ghost and PNY's GDDR6X VERTO both specify 1,665 MHz boost. | 2.28 GHz |
| Memory | ||
| Video memory | 8 GB GDDR6 or 8 GB GDDR6X | 8 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit (better) | 128-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s or 608 GB/s | – |
| Memory detail | Original GDDR6 is 14 Gbps and 448 GB/s (Gainward Ghost); later GDDR6X is 19 Gbps and 608 GB/s (PNY stock-clock VERTO). Both have 8 GB on a 256-bit bus. | – |
| Connections and power | ||
| Board power | 200 W or – | 145 W |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Display outputs | 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3 | 3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3 |
| Maximum resolution | 7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR | 4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC |
| Power connector | 1 × PCIe 8-pin cable through the included adapter to 1 × 12-pin (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); check the maker for GDDR6X partner cards | 1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box) |
| Recommended power supply | 600 W for the original Founders Edition. NVIDIA's current table lists 200 W card power without separating memory revisions; PNY publishes 225 W and a 650 W system recommendation for its GDDR6X VERTO. Its board power is not treated as a verified universal GDDR6X reference figure. | 550 W |
| Slot width | 2-slot (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); GDDR6X partner cards vary | – |
| Size (reference card) | 242 × 112 mm, 2-slot (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); no separate GDDR6X reference geometry verified | – |
| Video encode and decode | Seventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode | 1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode |
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