GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GeForce RTX 2060

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Dec 2020
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GeForce RTX 2060
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 15 Jan 2019
GeForce RTX 2060

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    160%
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

60% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2060

40 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (47 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce RTX 2060
GPU NameGA104 (GA104-200-A1)vsTU106 (TU106-200A-KA-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
Die Size392 mm²vs445 mm²
Transistors17,400 millionvs10,800 million
Shaders4864vs1920
Compute Units38vs30
Core clock1410 MHzvs1365 MHz
ROPs80vs48
TMUs152vs120

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce RTX 2060
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width256 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce RTX 2060
TDP200 wattsvs160 watts
Release Date1 Dec 2020vs15 Jan 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    133.20 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    80.64 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    253.10 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    201.60 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    448.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    336.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    16200.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    6451.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    80
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    160
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    107

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    191
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    169
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    145

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    171
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    117

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    116
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    119
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    89
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    92
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    47
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    86
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    176
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    206
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    115

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    168
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    86
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    69
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    125
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    146
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    132
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    126
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    87
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    112
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    77
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    73
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    44
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    70
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    131
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    105
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    83

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    122
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    63
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    43
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    75
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    82
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    80
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    72
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    52
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    67
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    55
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    45
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    25
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    45
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    67
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    57
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    90
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    38
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    22

FPS (higher is better)