Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (8GB) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (8GB), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 161 104 94 72 | 188 127 118 90 |
The Witcher 3 | 177 152 109 59 | 207 175 126 67 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 266 199 143 82 | 280 212 152 82 |
Far Cry 6 | 137 127 108 67 | 155 145 126 75 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 109 91 69 39 | 131 107 84 45 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 139 130 96 63 | 172 161 124 80 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 96 82 63 37 | 116 101 82 51 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 121 106 68 30 | 145 131 89 43 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 186 176 130 70 | 242 218 170 91 |
| 1080p High | 155 | 182 |
| 1080p Ultra | 130 | 153 |
| 1440p Ultra | 98 | 119 |
| 4K Ultra | 58 | 69 |
| Deviation | High | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 15883 | 19900 |
| Solar Bay | 75679 | 97504 |
| Port Royal | 10187 | 13633 |
| Fire Strike | 42670 | 47520 |
| Night Raid | 147785 | 139527 |
| Background Blur | n/a | 320.8 frames/s |
| Face Detection | n/a | 207.2 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 10.1 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | n/a | 14.4 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | n/a | 11.5 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | n/a | 1.48 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | n/a | 984.2 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | n/a | 27764.9 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1200 | 1060 |
| DirectX 11 | 217 fps | 220 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 86 fps | 110 fps |
| GPU Compute | 12135 Ops/s | 15547 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 978.4 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 854.1 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 747.4 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 3732.1 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 6650.9 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 296 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 6622.8 |
Blender
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | April, 15, 2025 | September, 24, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ampere |
| Codename | GB206-300 | GA102 |
| Price | n/a | 1499 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2407 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2572 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Shader Units | 4608 | 10496 |
| TMUs | 144 | 328 |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| Execution Units | 36 | 82 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | 82 |
| Tensor Cores | 144 | 328 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 32000 KB/core | 6000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 123 Gpix/sec | 190 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 370 GTex/s | 556 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 23.7 TFLOPS | 35.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 180 W | 350 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 263 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistor count | 31.1 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 118.25 MTr/mm² | 44.59 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR7 | GDDR6X |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | 1219 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 28000 MB/s | 19500 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Max Throughput
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
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider