Overall, then, the first independent third party tests of the new GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with GDDR6X are something of a disappointment. If these models are going to completely replace the GDDR6 models, as industry rumors suggest, and the pricing isn’t adversely affected, then we guess PC enthusiasts can’t grumble.

Remember, though, that this first review is just that, a first review of one sample—so subsequent reviews of other partner cards might show greater performance gains. For example, we know that ASUS is preparing a triple fan TUF OC GDDR6X model, which would have made a better balanced comparison. In the ITHardware review, you can see that the ASUS TUF model has much better thermal dissipation than the non-overclocked KFA when put under load.

Overall, then, the first independent third party tests of the new GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with GDDR6X are something of a disappointment. If these models are going to completely replace the GDDR6 models, as industry rumors suggest, and the pricing isn’t adversely affected, then we guess PC enthusiasts can’t grumble.

Remember, though, that this first review is just that, a first review of one sample—so subsequent reviews of other partner cards might show greater performance gains. For example, we know that ASUS is preparing a triple fan TUF OC GDDR6X model, which would have made a better balanced comparison. In the ITHardware review, you can see that the ASUS TUF model has much better thermal dissipation than the non-overclocked KFA when put under load.