GA104 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Primary Details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	41	not rated
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	44.43	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA104	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2020 (3 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$361 (0.9x MSRP)	$56

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	4864	6144
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	17,400 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	253.1	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	no data

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	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

NVENC	no data	7th Gen
PureVideo HD	no data	VP11

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.6

Pros & Cons Summary

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