GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GTX 1060 5 GB

Place in the ranking	236	48
Place by popularity	not in top-100	23
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	69.67
Power efficiency	13.69	18.51
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP106	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 December 2017 (6 years ago)	1 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	4864
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	136.7	253.1
Floating-point processing power	4.375 TFLOPS	16.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	80
TMUs	80	152
Tensor Cores	no data	152
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	38

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	250 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.2 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	6.1	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 5 GB 23.57

RTX 3060 Ti 53.12
+125%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1060 5 GB 9094

RTX 3060 Ti 20491
+125%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	60−65 −140%	144 +140%
1440p	30−35 −160%	78 +160%
4K	21−24 −143%	51 +143%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.77
1440p	no data	5.12
4K	no data	7.82

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +0%	121 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95 +0%	95 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +0%	81 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	196 +0%	196 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +0%	81 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +0%	78 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	192 +0%	192 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75 +0%	75 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +0%	74 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +0%	77 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +0%	173 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140 +0%	140 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174 +0%	174 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 +0%	92 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	77 +0%	77 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 +0%	65 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +0%	52 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	114 +0%	114 +0%
Metro Exodus	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	139 +0%	139 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	247 +0%	247 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Hitman 3	57 +0%	57 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 +0%	77 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 +0%	45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 +0%	40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +0%	25 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	103 +0%	103 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +0%	84 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +0%	33 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

This is how GTX 1060 5 GB and RTX 3060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is 140% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Ti is 160% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Ti is 143% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.57	53.12
Recency	26 December 2017	1 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	200 Watt

GTX 1060 5 GB has 66.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 125.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.