PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6

The PNY RTX 3060 Ti posts a PassMark G3D score of 20,241 with 608 GB/s of memory bandwidth, making it a solid 1080p performer. But the $724 USD asking price is hard to swallow for a card with 8GB of VRAM at the 42nd percentile. Buy it used at a discount or skip it entirely.

The 16.2 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is the headline number here, and it's what keeps this card relevant for 1080p gaming. That's solid middle-of-the-road territory in our database, landing at the 43rd percentile for compute. The 1665MHz boost clock and 4864 CUDA cores do the heavy lifting, and in practice you'll see smooth frame rates in esports titles and most AAA games at 1080p with settings dialed in sensibly. The 608 GB/s of memory bandwidth is actually a bright spot, giving the 8GB of VRAM enough throughput to avoid choking in texture-heavy scenes.

Ray tracing is where things get interesting. The 38 RT cores put this card at the 63rd percentile for RT performance, which is above average for its class but nowhere near the RTX 40 and 50 series cards we've tested. DLSS helps bridge the gap, and with it enabled you can push ray tracing at 1080p without the frame rate falling off a cliff. The 200W TDP is manageable, and the dual fan design keeps thermals at the 44th percentile, which is about average. Nothing here is going to blow your hair back, but it's a competent 1080p card that can dabble in 1440p if you're patient with settings.

Stacked against the competition in our database, the PNY 3060 Ti is fighting an uphill battle. The ASUS PRIME RTX 5080 and Gigabyte AERO 5080 absolutely obliterate it in every metric, but those cards cost multiples more, so that's not a fair fight. The more relevant comparison is against something like the MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti, which offers dramatically better ray tracing and AI performance for a price that's not that far off from this $724 listing. Even the ZOTAC APOCALYPSE 5080 makes the 3060 Ti look like a relic in compute workloads. The Sapphire NITRO+ is an AMD option that trades blows in raster but pulls ahead in value. The 3060 Ti's 63rd percentile RT score is respectable for its generation, but it's not competitive with current-gen cards at this price point.

At $724 USD, the value proposition here is rough. The affordability percentile sits at 41, which means most cards in our database offer more frames per dollar. For context, that price puts you within striking distance of used RTX 4070 territory or even a new RTX 4060 Ti with money left over. The 8GB of VRAM at the 42nd percentile means you're paying a premium for a card that's already showing its age in memory-hungry titles. If you can find this card used for $300 to $350, it's a different conversation entirely. But at the current listing price, you're paying scarcity markup, not performance.

The PNY RTX 3060 Ti Uprising posts a PassMark G3D score of 20,241, which lands it right around the middle of the pack in our database. That's not a knock, it's just reality for a card from the Ampere generation sitting next to RTX 40 and 50 series hardware. The 4864 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus still do real work at 1080p, and the 608 GB/s of memory bandwidth keeps things snappy in most titles. But the numbers don't lie: raster performance sits at the 49th percentile, and ray tracing at the 63rd. It's a capable card, not a chart-topper.

What's interesting is the price. The only listing we're tracking asks $724 USD, which is a tough pill for a card that launched years ago at $399. At that price, you're paying collector's tax or scarcity markup, not performance value. The 4.3 out of 5 rating from 25 reviews suggests owners who got it at a reasonable price are happy enough, but the affordability percentile of 41 tells the real story. This card makes sense as a used pickup or a budget stopgap, not as a $724 new purchase.

Skip this card if you're building a new system at the $724 USD asking price. The 8GB VRAM at the 42nd percentile is already a bottleneck in newer titles, and the AI performance at the 27.9 out of 100 score is one of the weakest areas in our database. If you're interested in AI workloads, local LLMs, or content creation, this card will frustrate you. Connectivity is also thin at the 29th percentile, with just one DisplayPort and one HDMI output. Anyone shopping at this price point should be looking at current-gen options instead.

The PNY RTX 3060 Ti Uprising is a perfectly fine 1080p card that's being sold at a price that doesn't match its performance. The 20,241 PassMark score and 608 GB/s memory bandwidth are respectable, and the 63rd percentile ray tracing performance means it can handle RT effects with DLSS enabled. But the $724 USD asking price is the elephant in the room. At that money, you're better off hunting for a used RTX 4070 or waiting for a price drop on current-gen hardware. If you already own this card, keep it and enjoy it. If you're shopping, look elsewhere unless you find it at a steep discount.