ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge OC LHR 8GB GDDR6
Built on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture with 4864 CUDA cores and a 1695MHz boost clock, this compact 222mm card delivers strong 1080p ray tracing performance via 8GB of GDDR6 memory. Its IceStorm 2.0 cooling system with Freeze Fan Stop and a metal backplate ensures quiet, durable operation in smaller cases. This GPU is best for 1080p gamers wanting high-fidelity visuals with DLSS and ray tracing without upgrading their power supply beyond 650W.
GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1695 MHz
TDP 200 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
57 Overall Score
Price $500
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
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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
| CUDA Cores | 4864 |
| Tensor Cores | 152 |
| RT Cores | 38 |
| Base Clock | 1695 |
| Boost Clock | 1695 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 16.2 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 16.2 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20289 |
| GPU Compute | 9920 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 200 |
| Recommended PSU | 650 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 222 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 1.0 kg / 2.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge OC LHR | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-16G | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1695 | 2482 | 2640 | 2617 | 2680 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 200 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 300 |
| 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 | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge OC LHR | 43.8 | 64.4 | 42.2 | 51.6 | 52.9 | 79.1 | 56.7 | 72.1 | 61.4 | 57.4 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.8 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-16G Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 58 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 95.5 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
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