GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Radeon HD 2900 GT

Place in performance ranking	1118	43
Place by popularity	not in top-100	18
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	44.65
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	R600	Ampere GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	6 November 2007 (16 years ago)	1 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399
Current price	no data	$361 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	240	4864
Core clock speed	601 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	720 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.212	253.1
Floating-point performance	288.48 gflops	no data

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.0 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	no data	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

ATI HD 2900 GT 0.76

RTX 3060 Ti 53.16
+6895%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 6895% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 26%

ATI HD 2900 GT 292

RTX 3060 Ti 20526
+6929%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 6929% in Passmark.

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	1−2 −13700%	138 +13700%
1440p	1−2 −7900%	80 +7900%
4K	0−1	50

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	200 +0%	200 +0%
Hitman 3	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	152 +0%	152 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220 +0%	220 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	122 +0%	122 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +0%	104 +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	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	51 +0%	51 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	55 +0%	55 +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	185 +0%	185 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +0%	110−120 +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%
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	120−130 +0%	120−130 +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	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +0%	52 +0%
Far Cry 5	105 +0%	105 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150 +0%	150 +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	59 +0%	59 +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	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +0%	56 +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%
Horizon Zero Dawn	71 +0%	71 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +0%	33 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

This is how ATI HD 2900 GT and RTX 3060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is 13700% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Ti is 7900% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.76	53.16
Recency	6 November 2007	1 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	220 Watt

ATI HD 2900 GT has 46.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 6894.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 GT in performance tests.

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