ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti TUF Gaming V2 OC 8GB GDDR6

The TUF 3060 Ti scores 20,241 in PassMark G3D and runs at the 92nd percentile for thermals, which is the real headline here. Owners rate it 4.6 stars across 274 reviews and consistently praise the quiet, cool operation. Just don't pay more than USD 400 for it, the 8GB VRAM is already showing its age.

The 20,241 PassMark G3D score tells the story: solid 1080p and 1440p gaming, but nothing that'll make a 40-series owner jealous. With 4,864 CUDA cores and 16.2 FP32 TFLOPS, this card sits at the 49th percentile for raster performance in our database. That's about average for current GPUs, which means it handles most modern titles at 1440p with settings dialed in, but you'll feel the ceiling on newer AAA releases.

Ray tracing is a 62nd percentile showing, which is decent for Ampere but not a headline feature. DLSS helps bridge the gap, and the AV1 encode support is a nice bonus for streamers. The 8GB VRAM at the 42nd percentile is the real constraint here. It's fine for 1080p and most 1440p today, but it's the first thing that'll age this card out. The 200W TDP is reasonable, and the triple-fan TUF cooler keeps things in check, which is why thermals land at the 92nd percentile. That's the standout spec on this card.

Against the current field, the TUF 3060 Ti is fighting a different weight class. The Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD and MSI Suprim G5080-16SLS are 50-series cards with 16GB of VRAM that absolutely demolish this in raster and AI workloads. The ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC and PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O are also 50-series options with more VRAM and better compute. What the TUF has going for it is price, if you find it at the low end, and that 92nd percentile thermal performance. None of those competitors are touching USD 375. But if you're paying USD 589, the value argument evaporates fast. The Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G is the only one in a vaguely comparable conversation, and even that's a different tier.

Value is where this card gets complicated. The USD spread is USD 214 across just two listings, from USD 375 to USD 589. That's a massive gap for the same GPU. At USD 375, this is a genuinely compelling budget pickup, especially given the build quality and cooling. At USD 589, you're dangerously close to newer cards that outperform it. The EUR market is even messier, EUR 798 to EUR 1,119 across three listings. If you're in the US, hunt for the lower end of that range. The affordability score sits at the 59th percentile, which is about average, but the real story is that this card's value depends entirely on which listing you click.

The ASUS TUF RTX 3060 Ti lands at 20,241 in PassMark G3D, which puts it right around the middle of the pack for raster performance in our database. That's not a knock, it's just reality for a card from the Ampere generation in 2025. What saves it is the thermal story: 92nd percentile cooling on a triple-fan design means this thing runs quiet and cool, which owners clearly appreciate. The 4.6-star average across 274 reviews backs that up.

You're getting 8GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 608 GB/s of bandwidth, 4,864 CUDA cores, and a 1,785MHz boost clock in OC mode. The TUF build quality is genuinely premium, aluminum and steel instead of plastic, dual ball bearing fans, and a 301mm length that demands some case planning. It's a card that punches above its weight in build feel, even if the raw numbers are what they are.

Skip this if you're doing any serious AI or compute work. The 34.5/100 AI LLM score and 43rd percentile compute ranking make this a poor choice for machine learning or rendering workloads. Also skip it if you're planning to keep the card for 3+ years, the 8GB VRAM at the 42nd percentile is already a bottleneck in some modern titles. And if you're seeing prices above USD 500, you're in newer GPU territory where this card simply can't compete.

The ASUS TUF RTX 3060 Ti is a well-built, cool-running card that owners genuinely love, 87/100 sentiment score with 25 pieces of evidence. The 4.6-star rating isn't inflated, people actually like this thing. But the 8GB VRAM and 49th percentile raster performance mean it's a 1080p and light 1440p card in 2025, not a future-proof investment. If you can grab it near USD 375, it's a smart budget buy with premium build quality. At USD 589, walk away.