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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs NVIDIA Palit Dual OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA Palit Dual OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti separate most on vram: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at 16 GB, NVIDIA Palit Dual OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti at 8 GB, 50% in favour of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. TDP splits them by another 11%, again favouring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. They match on gpu brand, tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB scores 4,309 against 2,764 for the NVIDIA Palit Dual OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, a lead of 36%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Series | Blackwell | GeForce RTX 30 |
| Board Partner | Reference/Founders Edition | Palit |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 8 GB-50% |
| Tier | Mainstream | Mainstream |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 180 W | 200 W-11% |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere (GA104) |
| MSRP | 429 | 399 |
| CUDA Cores | 4,608 | 4864 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
8 / 10 Expert Rating
The 5060 Ti worth buying — 16GB of VRAM and 180W efficiency make it the sensible mainstream NVIDIA pick, and the 8GB variant isn't worth considering.
NVIDIA Palit Dual OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
7 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid mainstream pick if its price and 8GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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