NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA Titan RTX, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA Titan RTX wins 5 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 90.5% faster.
NVIDIA Titan RTX's numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA Titan RTX leads by 198% (2.2 vs 6.56 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (34% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Titan RTX 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 Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 118.21 | 158.13 | -25% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 76.93 | 107.39 | -28% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 59.75 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 28.36 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.2 | 6.56 | -66% |
| 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 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA Titan RTX | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 24GB |
| Transistors | 17,400M | 18,600M |
| Die size | 392.5 mm² | 754 mm² |
| Transistor density | 44.3 M/mm² | 24.7 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA104) | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 200 W | 280 W |
| Launch MSRP | $399 | $2,499 |
| Release | 2020-12-02 | 2018-12-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA Titan RTX performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 90.5% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 8GB VRAM and a 200W TDP, while NVIDIA Titan RTX has 24GB VRAM and a 280W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Titan RTX fits 5 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 Titan RTX?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA Titan RTX leads by roughly 198% (2.2 vs 6.56 images/min) in our testing.
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