NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti GPU: Specs, VRAM, Price & Benchmarks (2026)
The NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti (8GB GDDR6) launched in 2020. This guide covers its full specs, VRAM, SXM/PCIe differences where they apply, AI performance, and live per-GPU rental pricing on Aquanode.
Short answer on cost: the RTX 3060 Ti rents from $0.162 per GPU per hour on Aquanode.
How much VRAM does the RTX 3060 Ti have?
The RTX 3060 Ti has 8GB GDDR6, with 448 GB/s of derived memory bandwidth (bus width × transfer rate; not a vendor-stated figure).
- VRAM: RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 vs RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
- VRAM: RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 vs RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X
What fits in 8GB GDDR6 of VRAM
| Model | Precision | Fits? |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 3B | FP16 | roughly 6-7GB. Fits with little room for context. |
| Llama 3 8B | FP16 | roughly 16GB. Does not fit. |
| Llama 3 8B | INT4 | ~5-6GB. Fits. |
| Mistral 7B | INT4 | ~4-5GB. Fits comfortably. |
Approximate, based on published parameter counts and standard bytes-per-parameter rules of thumb (FP16 ≈ 2 bytes/param, INT4 ≈ 0.5-0.6 bytes/param). Real footprint also depends on KV-cache size and framework overhead.
What can the RTX 3060 Ti run?
Popular open models from small to frontier scale, with the memory each needs and how many RTX 3060 Ti cards (8GB GDDR6 each) that takes.
| Model | As published | FP8 | INT4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen/Qwen3-8B 8.2B | BF16: ~18.3 GB, 3 GPUs | FP8: not supported | INT4: ~4.6 GB, 1 GPU |
| Qwen/Qwen2.5-14B-Instruct 14.8B | BF16: ~33 GB, 5 GPUs | FP8: not supported | INT4: ~8.3 GB, 2 GPUs |
| Qwen/Qwen3-32B 32.8B | BF16: ~73.2 GB, 10 GPUs | FP8: not supported | INT4: ~18.3 GB, 3 GPUs |
| Qwen/Qwen-72B 72.3B | BF16: ~162 GB, 21 GPUs | FP8: not supported | INT4: ~40.4 GB, 6 GPUs |
| MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7 228.7B | FP8: not supported | – | INT4: ~128 GB, 16 GPUs |
| deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 684.5B | FP8: not supported | – | INT4: ~383 GB, 48 GPUs |
Estimates: weights at the stated precision plus a flat 20% for KV cache and overhead, at a moderate context length. A dash means the precision is not offered for that model (it is already published at that size). INT4 needs a published quantized checkpoint. Open any model for a per-GPU breakdown, or use the RTX 3060 Ti VRAM calculator.
RTX 3060 Ti VRAM calculator: check which models fit in its memory at each precision.
All models that fit in 8 GB: the open models whose weights and overhead fit, at native, FP8 and INT4 precision.
RTX 3060 Ti specs
| Architecture | NVIDIA, launched 2020 |
| VRAM | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s (derived) |
| TDP | 200W |
| Form factor | PCIe |
Specs from the vendor's public product page. Memory bandwidth is marked (derived) because NVIDIA does not publish a bandwidth figure for this part. It is bus width × transfer rate, not a vendor-stated number. See the source.
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GPU Glossary: What is VRAM?, Tensor Cores, CUDA Cores, TFLOPS
RTX 3060 Ti AI performance
The cheapest way into Ampere's BF16 tensor cores with 8GB: enough for 7B models at INT4 and for small diffusion or embedding models.
- Memory bandwidth: 448 GB/s (derived)
8GB caps it at small models. A 7-8B model at FP16 does not fit, and long contexts eat what INT4 leaves. No FP8, no NVLink.
RTX 3060 Ti price: what does it cost?
Renting. The cheapest current on-demand rate for the RTX 3060 Ti on Aquanode is $0.162/GPU/hr (no on-demand supply right now; this is the cheapest offer overall). Live rates range from $0.162 to $0.162 per GPU per hour, with a median of $0.162/GPU/hr. Billed by the offer's own terms; the table below shows every live rate.
| Region | $/GPU/hr | Available | VRAM | vCPU | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyi, Ua | $0.162 | 3 | 8 GB | 76 | 117.3 GB |
RTX 3060 Ti price history
Aquanode stores one snapshot of its GPU price index per UTC day. For the RTX 3060 Ti that is 9 days so far, 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-14, so this is a short history, not a long-run trend. The lowest per-GPU rate was $0.162 on both 2026-10-06 and 2026-10-14.
| Day (UTC) | Lowest per GPU hour | Median per GPU hour | Data-center lowest per GPU hour | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | $0.162 | $0.162 | – | 1 |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.162 | $0.162 | – | 1 |
| 2026-10-12 | $0.162 | $0.162 | – | 1 |
| 2026-10-11 | $0.162 | $0.215 | – | 2 |
| 2026-10-10 | $0.162 | $0.162 | – | 1 |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.162 | $0.162 | – | 1 |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.162 | $0.162 | – | 1 |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.162 | $0.162 | – | 1 |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.162 | $0.162 | – | 1 |
Each row is the stored daily snapshot of the live index, copied as recorded. A dash means that day stored no figure. The same series is available as JSON and summarised in the monthly GPU price report.
How this price is calculated
All prices on this page are normalized to a per-GPU hourly rate using each offer's authoritative GPU count, so that raw price is divided by the number of GPUs it actually covers; some offers report price as already per-GPU, so those are used as-listed. An offer with a missing, zero, or invalid GPU count is excluded entirely rather than published at a guessed rate.
No offers were excluded from this snapshot for a missing or invalid price. No offers were dropped as price outliers in this snapshot.
Only the cheapest qualifying offer per provider is shown in the table above. This page regenerates at most once per hour.
RTX 3060 Ti vs RTX 3070: how do they compare?
- VRAM: RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 vs RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
- Memory bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 448 GB/s
On Aquanode right now, RTX 3070 starts at $0.143/GPU/hr against RTX 3060 Ti's $0.162/GPU/hr, about 12% less.
RTX 3060 Ti vs RTX 3070 Ti: how do they compare?
- VRAM: RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 vs RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X
- Memory bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 608 GB/s
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Rent a RTX 3060 Ti on Aquanode
- On-demand instances from $0.162/GPU/hr, billed by the provider's own terms, with no hardware procurement or long-term commitment.
- 1 live offer across 1 region today.
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- Compare every RTX 3060 Ti offer side by side, or browse the full multi-provider GPU marketplace.
Good for
The cheapest way into Ampere's BF16 tensor cores with 8GB: enough for 7B models at INT4 and for small diffusion or embedding models.
Not good for
8GB caps it at small models. A 7-8B model at FP16 does not fit, and long contexts eat what INT4 leaves. No FP8, no NVLink.
RTX 3060 Ti FAQs
How much VRAM does the RTX 3060 Ti have?
The RTX 3060 Ti has 8GB GDDR6, with 448 GB/s of derived (bus width × transfer rate, not vendor-stated) memory bandwidth.
What is the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti?
The NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti is a GPU released in 2020, with 8GB GDDR6 of memory and a 200W power envelope. See the full spec table above for interconnect, form factor and tensor-throughput details.
How much does it cost to rent a RTX 3060 Ti?
Live RTX 3060 Ti rental prices currently range from $0.162 to $0.162 per GPU per hour, with a median of $0.162 per GPU per hour.
What's the cheapest RTX 3060 Ti rate?
The lowest current RTX 3060 Ti rate on Aquanode is $0.162 per GPU per hour in Kyi, Ua.
How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to the RTX 3070?
VRAM: RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 vs RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 Memory bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 448 GB/s On Aquanode right now, RTX 3070 starts at $0.143/GPU/hr against RTX 3060 Ti's $0.162/GPU/hr, about 12% less. See the full RTX 3060 Ti vs RTX 3070 comparison for a shared-provider price breakdown.
How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to the RTX 3070 Ti?
VRAM: RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 vs RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X Memory bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 608 GB/s See the full RTX 3060 Ti vs RTX 3070 Ti comparison for a shared-provider price breakdown.
What is the RTX 3060 Ti good for?
The cheapest way into Ampere's BF16 tensor cores with 8GB: enough for 7B models at INT4 and for small diffusion or embedding models.
What are the RTX 3060 Ti's limitations?
8GB caps it at small models. A 7-8B model at FP16 does not fit, and long contexts eat what INT4 leaves. No FP8, no NVLink.
Is renting cheaper than buying?
Renting avoids the upfront hardware cost and lets you match spend to actual usage. A rented RTX 3060 Ti at $0.162/hr only costs money while it's running, whereas buying ties up capital in hardware that keeps depreciating whether it's in use or not. Which is cheaper depends on how continuously you'd run it; short or bursty workloads usually favor renting.
How is the RTX 3060 Ti price calculated?
All prices are normalized to a per-GPU hourly rate using each offer's authoritative GPU count, which the raw price is divided by; some offers report price as already per-GPU. Offers whose price can't be safely normalized, or whose rate is an extreme outlier against the rest of the market, are excluded.
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