NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060  vs  GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB.

31
Place in performance rating
not rated
1.25
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
GA106
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
12 January 2021
Release date
January 2022 (recently)
$329
Launch price (MSRP)
$799
$420
Price now
$2266 (2.8x MSRP)
GPU code name
GA102
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060  vs  GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

3584
Pipelines
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1320 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1778 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
13,250 million
Transistor count
no data
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
170 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
198.0
Texture fill rate
465.1
8.6
CUDA cores
no data
Pipelines / CUDA cores
8704
Boost clock speed
1710 MHz
Number of transistors
28,300 million
Thermal design power (TDP)
320 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
242 mm 9.5 inches
Length
285 mm
1x 12-pin (8+4)
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin
PCIe 4.0 x16
Bus support
no data
112 mm 4.4 inches
Width
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6X
12 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
192 bit
Memory bus width
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
19 GB/s
360.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
912.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB.

Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x
HDMI
+
3x
DisplayPort support
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

CUDA
8.6

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
3.0
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060

1.8% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($420 vs $2266 (2.8x MSRP))

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

More memory bandwidth (912.4 GB/s vs 360.0 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 .

NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 versus GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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