MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
Equipped with the Ampere architecture and a 1695 MHz boost clock, this card delivers reliable 1080p gaming with 8GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its triple-fan cooler maintains a rigid, industrial design that fits a 2.9-slot footprint while keeping the 200W TDP in check. This is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want ray tracing and DLSS without overspending.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average compute (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 608.3 |
Compute
| Tensor Cores | 152 |
| RT Cores | 38 |
| Base Clock | 1410 |
| Boost Clock | 1695 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 16.2 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 16.2 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20241 |
| GPU Compute | 9920 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 200 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 314 |
| Slot Width | 3 |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1695 | 2407 | 2730 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 200 | 575 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X | 44.1 | 53.7 | 42.5 | 50 | 30.8 | 53.4 | 91.5 | 58.1 | 64.9 | 43 | 95.4 | 51.3 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.8 | 86.6 | 26.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 3.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.4 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 15.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.7 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.6 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 82.5 | 17.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$1,455
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Usage Scores
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