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.
GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1695 MHz
TDP 200 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
61 Overall Score
Price MX$15,933
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong efficiency (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average compute (31st percentile)
What owners think
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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 SOLID OC White Edition ZT-B50900Q-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1695 | 2407 | 2730 | 2422 | 2620 | 2525 |
| Tdp W | 200 | 575 | 360 | 575 | 360 | 370 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 512 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 | 31 | 53.5 | 91.5 | 58 | 65.2 | 43.1 | 95.4 | 51.1 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 86.6 | 27 | 99.2 | 99 | 3.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.2 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 15.9 |
| ZOTAC SOLID OC White Edition ZT-B50900Q-10P Compare | 96.9 | 90.4 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.7 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 27 | 94.1 | 60.6 | 2.2 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.5 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 82.3 | 17.3 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G Compare | 94.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.5 | 95.4 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 72.2 | 43.5 | 86.1 | 78.2 | 18.5 |
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