Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition Review

The RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition ships in the same style of box we have seen from the other 30-series GPUs – it's almost entirely black, with some silver lines drawn on the front, with the GeForce branding visible in the top left corner.

On the back, Nvidia highlights various system specifications and product features.

Inside, we get the now-familiar array of accessoires, including a support guide, quick start guide, and an 8-pin to 12-pin power adapter.

Taking a look at the RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition, the card itself is functionally identical to the RTX 3070 Founders Edition that we reviewed in late October. That means it's the same dual-fan approach, with both 85mm fans placed on the underside of the card (unlike the RTX 3080 Founders Edition), while the black aluminium fin stack is also clearly visible.

The only difference between the two cards is the RTX 3060 Ti has a silver shroud, compared to a more gunmetal grey colour used for the RTX 3070. Both look fantastic in my opinion and I couldn't imagine either looking out of place in any system build.

In terms of its dimensions, the 3060 Ti measures 242mm x 112mm, and it's a dual-slot thickness. Just like the RTX 3070, it's a very diminutive design.

The front side of the card is mostly just bare metal, but we can see the GeForce RTX branding towards the end of the card.

As for the backplate, it's the same design as the RTX 3070. That means it is left unmarked, apart from ‘RTX 3060 Ti' printed in small silver text. There's also a large cut-out to allow airflow from the right-side fan to pass straight through the heatsink and out into the chassis.

Once more, Nvidia is using its 12-pin connector for the RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition, but we do not expect to see this on any AIB cards.

Display connectors consist of 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, and then 1x HDMI 2.1 capable of the full 48Gbps bandwidth.

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