NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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GeForce RTX 3060 compared with GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Overview
Released
Released	February 2021	December 2020
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Shader cores
Shader cores	3,584	4,864
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,780 MHz (better)	1,670 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA reference GPU specifications; photo shows Gainward's stock-clock 12 GB Ghost partner card. NVIDIA announced worldwide partner availability of the 8 GB revision from November 2022.	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.
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process	8 nm (Gainward Ghost datasheet)	–
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Second-generation RT Cores	Second-generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1.32 GHz; NVIDIA rounds boost to 1.78 GHz, while Gainward's stock-clock 12 GB Ghost and 8 GB Pegasus both specify 1,777 MHz	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.
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	12 GB GDDR6 or 8 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6 or 8 GB GDDR6X
Memory bus
Memory bus	192-bit or 128-bit	256-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	360 GB/s or 240 GB/s	448 GB/s or 608 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	15 Gbps GDDR6. Original 12 GB is 192-bit with 360 GB/s bandwidth (Gainward Ghost); later 8 GB is 128-bit with 240 GB/s (Gainward Pegasus).	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
Board power	170 W	200 W or –
Interface
Interface	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3; check the chosen partner card	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR	7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR
Power connector
Power connector	Varies by partner card; Gainward's 12 GB Ghost and 8 GB Pegasus each specify 1 × PCIe 8-pin	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable through the included adapter to 1 × 12-pin (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); check the maker for GDDR6X partner cards
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	550 W on NVIDIA's reference specification, based on an Intel Core i9-10900K system	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.
Slot width
Slot width	Varies by partner card; no Founders Edition model	2-slot (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); GDDR6X partner cards vary
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	–	242 × 112 mm, 2-slot (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); no separate GDDR6X reference geometry verified
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Seventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode	Seventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode