GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs RTX 3060 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060 Ti
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 200 Watt
51.00

RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms RTX 3060 Ti by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5318
Place by popularity25not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation68.12no data
Power efficiency18.3053.35
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGA104GB203
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 December 2020 (4 years ago)2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores486410496
Core clock speed1410 MHz990 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHz1515 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate253.1496.9
Floating-point processing power16.2 TFLOPS31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs80128
TMUs152328
Tensor Cores152328
Ray Tracing Cores3882

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s811.5 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.4
CUDA8.610.1
DLSS++

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 51.00
RTX 5090 Mobile 70.62
+38.5%

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 20424
RTX 5090 Mobile 28280
+38.5%

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 HD142
−33.8%
190−200
+33.8%
1440p78
−28.2%
100−110
+28.2%
4K49
−32.7%
65−70
+32.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.81no data
1440p5.12no data
4K8.14no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 161
−36.6%
220−230
+36.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
−32.5%
110−120
+32.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−37.9%
160−170
+37.9%
Counter-Strike 2 124
−37.1%
170−180
+37.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
−31.9%
120−130
+31.9%
Forza Horizon 4 220
−36.4%
300−310
+36.4%
Forza Horizon 5 155
−35.5%
210−220
+35.5%
Metro Exodus 113
−32.7%
150−160
+32.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−32.7%
130−140
+32.7%
Valorant 320
−25%
400−450
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−37.9%
160−170
+37.9%
Counter-Strike 2 106
−32.1%
140−150
+32.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
−35.8%
110−120
+35.8%
Dota 2 142
−33.8%
190−200
+33.8%
Far Cry 5 103
−35.9%
140−150
+35.9%
Fortnite 210−220
−36.2%
290−300
+36.2%
Forza Horizon 4 192
−35.4%
260−270
+35.4%
Forza Horizon 5 136
−32.4%
180−190
+32.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
−34.8%
190−200
+34.8%
Metro Exodus 97
−34%
130−140
+34%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
−34.9%
290−300
+34.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 89
−34.8%
120−130
+34.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
−37.9%
240−250
+37.9%
Valorant 220−230
−32.2%
300−310
+32.2%
World of Tanks 270−280
−25.4%
350−400
+25.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−37.9%
160−170
+37.9%
Counter-Strike 2 97
−34%
130−140
+34%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
−33.3%
100−105
+33.3%
Dota 2 135
−33.3%
180−190
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−32.7%
150−160
+32.7%
Forza Horizon 4 174
−37.9%
240−250
+37.9%
Forza Horizon 5 115
−30.4%
150−160
+30.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
−34.9%
290−300
+34.9%
Valorant 274
−27.7%
350−400
+27.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Dota 2 97
−34%
130−140
+34%
Grand Theft Auto V 97
−34%
130−140
+34%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−37.1%
240−250
+37.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 57
−31.6%
75−80
+31.6%
World of Tanks 300−350
−31.2%
450−500
+31.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−29.4%
110−120
+29.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
−30%
65−70
+30%
Far Cry 5 160−170
−37.5%
220−230
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 139
−36.7%
190−200
+36.7%
Forza Horizon 5 99
−31.3%
130−140
+31.3%
Metro Exodus 93
−29%
120−130
+29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
−33.3%
140−150
+33.3%
Valorant 219
−37%
300−310
+37%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Dota 2 107
−30.8%
140−150
+30.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
−30.8%
140−150
+30.8%
Metro Exodus 43
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
−35.9%
250−260
+35.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 38
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 107
−30.8%
140−150
+30.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−36.4%
90−95
+36.4%
Counter-Strike 2 15
−20%
18−20
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Dota 2 109
−37.6%
150−160
+37.6%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−31.9%
120−130
+31.9%
Fortnite 85−90
−37.9%
120−130
+37.9%
Forza Horizon 4 84
−31%
110−120
+31%
Forza Horizon 5 81
−35.8%
110−120
+35.8%
Valorant 122
−31.1%
160−170
+31.1%

This is how RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 34% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 28% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.00 70.62
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 95 Watt

RTX 5090 Mobile has a 38.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 110.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is a notebook one.

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