NVIDIA has officially launched its GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card based on the Ampere GPU architecture for a price of $399 US. The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the most affordable GeForce RTX graphics card within the Ampere family and also the first of the GeForce RTX 3060 series graphics cards.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Graphics Card Now Official, Starting at $399 US – Here’s Where You Can Buy It
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card aims to be the mainstream Ampere GPU option with a price of sub $500 US. We reviewed the card yesterday and found it to be faster than the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER for a $300 US lower price point. You can read our Founders Edition review here & you can also check out the custom models review over here.
The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has received custom treatment from all AIBs and as such, there are just about 100 models that are being released in the consumer segment today. As this a cheaper and affordable option, many gamers will be upgrading their older PCs by purchasing the graphics card. Following are some links through which the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti can be bought:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Listings (US):
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition (NVIDIA Official) – $399.99 US
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Custom Models @ Amazon US
- ASUS ROG STRIX 3060 Ti OC (Newegg) – $499.99 US
- ASUS TUF Gaming 3060 Ti OC (Newegg) – $489.99 US
- ASUS RTX 3060 Ti KO OC Dual (Newegg) – $459.99 US
- ASUS RTX 3060 Ti Dual OC (Newegg) – $439.99 US
- EVGA RTX 3060 Ti FTW Ultra (Newegg) – $439.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Master (Newegg) – $489.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC (Newegg) – $439.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Eagle OC (Newegg) – $419.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Eagle (Newegg) – $399.99 US
- MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio (Newegg) – $469.99 US
- MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X OC (Newegg) – $429.99 US
- ZOTAC RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge OC (Newegg) – $449.99 US
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition (BestBuy) – $399.99 US
- MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X OC BV (BestBuy) – $449.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC (BestBuy) – $439.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Eagle OC (BestBuy) – $419.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Master (B&H) – $510.00 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC Pro (B&H) – $490.00 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC (B&H) – $480.00 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Eagle OC (B&H) – $470.00 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Eagle (B&H) – $460.00 US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Listings (Microcenter In-Store Only):
- ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 3060 TI OC – $499.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Master – $489.99 US
- MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio – $489.99 US
- ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3060 Ti OC – $459.99 US
- EVGA RTX 3060 Ti FTW Ultra – $449.99 US
- MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X OC BV – $449.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC – $439.99 US
- ASUS RTX 3060 Ti Dual OC – $429.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Eagle OC – $419.99 US
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition – $399.99 US
- Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Eagle Dual Fan – $399.99 US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Listings (UK):
- Palit RTX 3060 Ti Gaming Pro OC (OCUK) – £469.99
- Palit RTX 3060 Ti Gaming Pro (OCUK) – £449.99
- Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual OC (OCUK) – £428.99
- Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual (OCUK) – £389.99
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Custom Models @ Scan UK
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Custom Models @ ProShop
NVIDIA designed the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, not just for any gamer but all gamers who want to have the best graphics performance at hand to power the next-generation of AAA gaming titles with superb visuals and insane fluidity at 1080p and 1440p resolutions. It’s not just the FPS that matters these days, it’s visuals, and a smoother frame rate too and this is exactly what the GeForce RTX 30 series is made to excel at.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Graphics Card Specifications – GA104 GPU & 8 GB GDDR6 Memory
At the heart of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card lies the GA104 GPU. The GA104 is one of the many Ampere GPUs that we will be getting on the gaming segment. The GA104 GPU is the second-fastest gaming GPU that NVIDIA has produced.
The GPU is based on Samsung’s 8nm custom process node designed specifically for NVIDIA and features a total of 17.4 Billion transistors. It measures at 395mm2 which makes it the 2nd biggest gaming GPU ever produced right below the Turing TU102 GPU.
The new shader core on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture is 2.7x faster, the new RT cores are 1.7x faster while the new Tensor cores are up to 2.7x faster than the previous generation Turing GPUs. The 2nd Generation RT core delivers dedicated hardware-accelerated ray-tracing performance & features twice the ray/triangles intersection with concurrent RT graphics and compute operations.
For the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, NVIDIA has enabled a total of 38 SM units on its flagship which results in a total of 4864 CUDA cores. In addition to the CUDA cores, NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3060 Ti also comes packed with next-generation RT (Ray-Tracing) cores, Tensor cores, and brand new SM or streaming multi-processor units. The GPU runs at a base clock speed of 1410 MHz and a boost clock speed of 1665 MHz. The card has a TDP of 180W.
In terms of memory, the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti comes packed with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The memory runs across a 256-bit bus wide interface and features an effective clock speed of 14.00 Gbps which delivers a cumulative bandwidth of 448 GB/s, the same as the GeForce RTX 3070.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series ‘Ampere’ Graphics Card Specifications:
| Graphics Card Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Name | Ampere GA104-200 | Ampere GA104-300 | Ampere GA102-200 | Ampere GA102-300 |
| Process Node | Samsung 8nm | Samsung 8nm | Samsung 8nm | Samsung 8nm |
| Die Size | 395.2mm2 | 395.2mm2 | 628.4mm2 | 628.4mm2 |
| Transistors | 17.4 Billion | 17.4 Billion | 28 Billion | 28 Billion |
| CUDA Cores | 4864 | 5888 | 8704 | 10496 |
| TMUs / ROPs | 152 / 80 | 184 / 96 | 272 / 96 | 328 / 112 |
| Tensor / RT Cores | 152 / 38 | 184 / 46 | 272 / 68 | 328 / 82 |
| Base Clock | 1410 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1440 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1665 MHz | 1730 MHz | 1710 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| FP32 Compute | 16 TFLOPs | 20 TFLOPs | 30 TFLOPs | 36 TFLOPs |
| RT TFLOPs | 32 TFLOPs | 40 TFLOPs | 58 TFLOPs | 69 TFLOPs |
| Tensor-TOPs | 192 TOPs | 163 TOPs | 238 TOPs | 285 TOPs |
| Memory Capacity | 8 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6X | 24 GB GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit | 320-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Speed | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps | 19 Gbps | 19.5 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 448 Gbps | 448 Gbps | 760 Gbps | 936 Gbps |
| TGP | 175W | 220W | 320W | 350W |
| Price (MSRP / FE) | $399 US | $499 US | $699 US | $1499 US |
| Launch (Availability) | 2nd December 2020 | 29th October 2020 | 17th September 2020 | 24th September 2020 |
