NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX A4000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
Dead heat, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA RTX A4000 split our benchmark suite evenly.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA RTX A4000 leads by 138% (2.2 vs 5.24 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (2% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX A4000 runs 4 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 A4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 118.21 | 116.23 | +2% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 76.93 | 75.52 | +2% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 41.13 | 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 | 5.24 | -58% |
| 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 |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 16GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA104) | Ampere |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 1,560 MHz |
| TDP | 200 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $399 | $999 |
| Release | 2020-12-02 | 2021-04-12 |
FAQ
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 8GB VRAM and a 200W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A4000 has 16GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX A4000 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 A4000?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX A4000 leads by roughly 138% (2.2 vs 5.24 images/min) in our testing.
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