NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation wins 3 of 11 benchmarks, averaging -7.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti leads by 79% (76.93 vs 43.08 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (63% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation runs 5 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 3, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 118.21 | 70.88 | +67% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 76.93 | 43.08 | +79% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 23.35 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.2 | 3.58 | -39% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 1.39 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 16GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA104) | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,130 MHz |
| TDP | 200 W | 70 W |
| Launch MSRP | $399 | $625 |
| Release | 2020-12-02 | 2024-02-12 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 3 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average -7.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 8GB VRAM and a 200W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 16GB VRAM and a 70W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation fits 3 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti leads by roughly 79% (76.93 vs 43.08 tok/s) in our testing.
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