compare/rtx-3060-ti vs rtx-3060-8gb

RTX 3060 TivsRTX 3060 8GB

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If you already own a RTX 3060 Ti → wait. Buying new → RTX 3060 8GB.RTX 3060 8GB has +0 GB VRAM, -46% more bandwidth.

▸Side by side

Contender

RTX 3060 Ti

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$309

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 448 GB/s
tdp: 200 W
released: 2020-12-02

Contender · winner

RTX 3060 8GB

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$249

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 240 GB/s
tdp: 170 W
released: 2021-10-26

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-3060-ti	rtx-3060-8gb	delta
vram	8 GB	8 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	448 GB/s	240 GB/s	-208 · -46%
tdp	200 W	170 W	+-30 W
street price	$309	$249	$60 · -19%
arch maturity	2020-12-02	2021-10-26	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 3060 8GB0 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 3 4B95 → 51 t/s -46%

Gemma 2 2b95 → 51 t/s -46%

Gemma 3 12B66 → 35 t/s -47%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B66 → 35 t/s -47%

Gemma 2 9B59 → 32 t/s -46%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 3060 8GB adds 0 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 3060 Tican't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 3060 Ti: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 3060 8GB IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.