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 $599
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
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 | 20289 |
| 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 ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY OC VCG508016TFXPB1-O (OC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1695 | 2730 | 2730 | 2730 | 2680 | 2730 |
| Tdp W | 200 | 150 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X | 43.8 | 55.2 | 42.2 | 51.6 | 43 | 53.4 | 58 | 61.4 | 42.9 | 95.5 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 0 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 86.6 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
| PNY OC VCG508016TFXPB1-O (OC) Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 66.8 | 0 | 57.5 | 82 | 99.1 |
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