GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Go 6800

Place in the ranking	1345	49
Place by popularity	not in top-100	23
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	69.08
Power efficiency	0.43	18.19
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NV41	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	8 November 2004 (20 years ago)	1 December 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	17	4864
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	300 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	253.1
Floating-point processing power	no data	16.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	80
TMUs	12	152
Tensor Cores	no data	152
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	38

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Go 6800 0.28

RTX 3060 Ti 53.12
+18871%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Go 6800 106

RTX 3060 Ti 20468
+19209%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	0−1	141
1440p	-0−1	78
4K	-0−1	48

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.83
1440p	no data	5.12
4K	no data	8.31

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−4050%

83
+4050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3933%	121 +3933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5050%	100−110 +5050%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3950%	81 +3950%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2700%	110−120 +2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2475%	200−210 +2475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5125%	200−210 +5125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −414%	140−150 +414%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −6433%	196 +6433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5050%	100−110 +5050%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3800%	78 +3800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2700%	110−120 +2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2475%	200−210 +2475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4700%	192 +4700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −414%	140−150 +414%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2400%	75 +2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5050%	100−110 +5050%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3750%	77 +3750%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2700%	110−120 +2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1650%	140 +1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4250%	174 +4250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −922%	92 +922%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −175%	77 +175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	52
Hitman 3	6−7 −1133%	70−75 +1133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −5600%	114 +5600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4450%

90−95
+4450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −4400%	45 +4400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	40

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2450%

50−55
+2450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95 +0%	95 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +0%	81 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +0%	173 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 +0%	65 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Metro Exodus	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	139 +0%	139 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	247 +0%	247 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Hitman 3	57 +0%	57 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 +0%	77 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +0%	25 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	103 +0%	103 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +0%	84 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +0%	33 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 Ti is 6433% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	53.12
Recency	8 November 2004	1 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	200 Watt

Go 6800 has 344.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 18871.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.