NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 3% higher core clock speed: 1410 MHz vs 1365 MHz
  • 2.5x more pipelines: 4864 vs 1920
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 20567 vs 14150
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 998 vs 751
  • Around 53% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 107393 vs 70387
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 313.695 vs 220.337
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4580.983 vs 3131.344
  • Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 35.994 vs 21.852
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 137.972 vs 135.923
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1474.189 vs 1141.283
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 27478 vs 20094
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 27478 vs 20094
  • Around 55% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 11644 vs 7491
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Dec 2020 vs 7 January 2019
Core clock speed 1410 MHz vs 1365 MHz
Pipelines 4864 vs 1920
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 20567 vs 14150
PassMark - G2D Mark 998 vs 751
Geekbench - OpenCL 107393 vs 70387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 313.695 vs 220.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4580.983 vs 3131.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 35.994 vs 21.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 137.972 vs 135.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1474.189 vs 1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 27478 vs 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 27478 vs 20094
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 11644 vs 7491

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

  • Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 1680 MHz vs 1665 MHz
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • 8x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 7442 vs 3717
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6714 vs 3360
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 7442 vs 3717
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6714 vs 3360
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1680 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt vs 200 Watt
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 7442 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6714 vs 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 7442 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6714 vs 3360

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
20567
14150
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
998
751
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
107393
70387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
313.695
220.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4580.983
3131.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
35.994
21.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
137.972
135.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1474.189
1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27478
20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3360
6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27478
20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3360
6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
11644
7491
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PassMark - G3D Mark 20567 14150
PassMark - G2D Mark 998 751
Geekbench - OpenCL 107393 70387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 313.695 220.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4580.983 3131.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 35.994 21.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 137.972 135.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1474.189 1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 27478 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360 6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 27478 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360 6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 11644 7491

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA104 TU106
Launch date 1 Dec 2020 7 January 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $349
Place in performance rating 99 150
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 62.74

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1665 MHz 1680 MHz
Core clock speed 1410 MHz 1365 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 253.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 16.20 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 16.20 TFLOPS
Pipelines 4864 1920
Pixel fill rate 133.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 253.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 160 Watt
Transistor count 17400 million 10,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
DisplayPort count 2
DisplayPort support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 242 mm (9.5 inches) 229 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 8-pin
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches)

API support

DirectX 12.2 12
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6