NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1710 MHz
- Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 320 Watt
- Around 20% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 10 GB
- Around 58% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
| Launch date | 1 Sep 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020 |
| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz vs 1710 MHz |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 170 Watt vs 320 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 12 GB vs 10 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Around 9% higher core clock speed: 1440 MHz vs 1320 MHz
- 2.3x more texture fill rate: 465.1 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
- 2.4x more pipelines: 8704 vs 3584
- Around 97% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 17755 vs 9000
- Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1042 vs 959
- Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25211 vs 16963
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 1440 MHz vs 1320 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 465.1 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s |
| Pipelines | 8704 vs 3584 |
| Benchmarks | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 17755 vs 9000 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 1042 vs 959 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 25211 vs 16963 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 9000 | 17755 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 959 | 1042 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 16963 | 25211 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 167014 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 457.414 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 6022.79 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 51.221 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 175.219 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2381.93 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 34537 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3356 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 34537 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3356 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Code name | GA104 | GA102 |
| Launch date | 1 Sep 2021 | 1 Sep 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $699 |
| Place in performance rating | 52 | 55 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1320 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) | 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS | 29.77 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 3584 | 8704 |
| Pixel fill rate | 85.30 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate | 199.0 GTexel/s | 465.1 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 170 Watt | 320 Watt |
| Transistor count | 17400 million | 28300 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Form factor | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm (9.5 inches) | 285 mm, 11.2 inches |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | 700 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Width | 112 mm (4.4 inches) | 112 mm, 4.4 inches |
| Height | 40 mm, 1.6 inches | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.2 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 760.3 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 320 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) | 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
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