GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is faster than last-generation’s RTX 2080 Super for half the price, delivering spectacular 1440p gaming performance for $400. Ray tracing and Nvidia’s software features are top-notch, but minor quibbles persist in Nvidia’s Founders Edition design

-- As reviewed by PCWorld
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Product details

  • Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR
  • Boost Clock: 1695 MHz
  • Video Memory: 8GB GDDR6
  • Memory Interface: 256-bit
  • Output: DisplayPort x 3 (v1.4a) / HDMI 2.1 x 1

PROS

+ Spectacular 1440p gaming
+ Faster than RTX 2080 Super for 50% less
+ 8GB of memory is good for 1440p
+ Great ray tracing performance with DLSS
+ Cool, reasonably quiet custom cooling
+ Nvidia software: Reflex, G-Sync, Shadowplay, Broadcast, RTX IO, DLSS

CONS

- Not as quiet as other RTX 30 Founders Edition GPUs, some custom cards
- 12-pin power adapter is ugly
- 8GB of GDDR6 memory limits future 4K gaming potential

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCWorld on December 01, 2020
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is faster than last-generation’s RTX 2080 Super for half the price, delivering spectacular 1440p gaming performance for $400. Ray tracing and Nvidia’s software features are top-notch, but minor quibbles persist in Nvidia’s Founders Edition design
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