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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
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  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
vs
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
159
104
97
69
132
85
77
55
The Witcher 3
183
147
107
58
152
123
91
47
Counter-Strike 2
259
203
141
82
226
170
122
67
Far Cry 6
139
129
109
63
114
104
81
47
Hogwarts Legacy
110
89
70
37
86
70
55
26
COD Modern Warfare 3
136
126
98
63
109
99
69
45
Ghost of Tsushima
98
81
65
38
82
66
48
30
Cyberpunk 2077
118
107
71
32
92
83
51
23
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
183
172
128
73
139
129
97
52
Avg FPS
1080p High154126
1080p Ultra129103
1440p Ultra9877
4K Ultra5744
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
16113
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11980
Time Spy1595711708
Solar Bay7441754344
Port Royal101466969
Fire Strike4238529561
Night Raid141185109366
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
148626
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
115518
Background Blur243.1 frames/s185.1 frames/s
Face Detection149.5 frames/s108.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/sec5.35 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.88 Gpix/sec7.17 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur7.76 Gpix/sec5.54 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.57 Gpix/sec1.15 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching740.2 Gpix/sec478 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22183.7 fps15183 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
22479
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
20395
G2D Mark1200988
DirectX 11217 fps163 fps
DirectX 1286 fps79 fps
GPU Compute12135 Ops/s10075 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
143 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a733.4 fps
Car Chasen/a614.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a523.6 fps
T-Rexn/a2676.1 fps
ALU 2n/a3657.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a282.8 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a3670
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
24763
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
47486
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
18826
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
n/a
Image Classification (SP)10281n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)29909n/a
Horizon Detection26549n/a
Face Detection (HP)59010n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)117200n/a
Text Classification (SP)3993n/a
Machine Translation (HP)6647n/a
Object Detection (SP)12742n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)44856n/a
Style Transfer (SP)175892n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
4348.58
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 December, 2, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB206-300 GA104
Price n/a 399

GPU

GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 1410 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2572 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 4608 4864
TMUs 144 152
ROPs 48 80
Execution Units 36 38
Ray Tracing Cores 36 38
Tensor Cores 144 152
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 123 Gpix/sec 133 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 370 GTex/s 253 GTex/s
FLOPS 23.7 TFLOPS 16.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 180 W 200 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 263 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 31.1 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 118.25 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1b 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 2

Results

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Survey

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3 (60%)
2 (40%)
Total Votes: 5

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