NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1665 MHz vs 1582 MHz
  • 714.2x more texture fill rate: 253.1 GTexel/s vs 354.4 GTexel / s
  • Around 36% higher pipelines: 4864 vs 3584
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 20394 vs 18598
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 989 vs 937
  • Around 61% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 109075 vs 67670
  • Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 323.141 vs 205.837
  • Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4756.579 vs 2406.499
  • Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 35.311 vs 19.591
  • 5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 150.943 vs 25.833
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1474.189 vs 1002.573
  • Around 83% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 27478 vs 15019
  • Around 83% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 27478 vs 15019
  • Around 20% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2671 vs 2231
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Dec 2020 vs 10 March 2017
Boost clock speed 1665 MHz vs 1582 MHz
Texture fill rate 253.1 GTexel/s vs 354.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 4864 vs 3584
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 20394 vs 18598
PassMark - G2D Mark 989 vs 937
Geekbench - OpenCL 109075 vs 67670
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 323.141 vs 205.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4756.579 vs 2406.499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 35.311 vs 19.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 150.943 vs 25.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1474.189 vs 1002.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 27478 vs 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360 vs 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 27478 vs 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360 vs 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2671 vs 2231

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

  • Around 5% higher core clock speed: 1481 MHz vs 1410 MHz
  • Around 38% higher maximum memory size: 11 GB vs 8 GB
  • 6.3x more memory clock speed: 11008 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Core clock speed 1481 MHz vs 1410 MHz
Maximum memory size 11 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed 11008 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
20394
18598
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
989
937
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
109075
67670
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
323.141
205.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4756.579
2406.499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
35.311
19.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
150.943
25.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1474.189
1002.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27478
15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3360
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27478
15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3360
3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2671
2231
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark 20394 18598
PassMark - G2D Mark 989 937
Geekbench - OpenCL 109075 67670
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 323.141 205.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4756.579 2406.499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 35.311 19.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 150.943 25.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1474.189 1002.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 27478 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 27478 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2671 2231

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Pascal
Code name GA104 GP102
Launch date 1 Dec 2020 10 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $699
Place in performance rating 104 219
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $826.98
Value for money (0-100) 27.48

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1665 MHz 1582 MHz
Core clock speed 1410 MHz 1481 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 253.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 16.20 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 16.20 TFLOPS
Pipelines 4864 3584
Pixel fill rate 133.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 253.1 GTexel/s 354.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 17400 million 11,800 million
Floating-point performance 11,340 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature 91 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
G-SYNC support
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 242 mm (9.5 inches) 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt 600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches)

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 11 GB
Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s 484.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 352 Bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) 11008 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5X
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
HDMI 2.0b
PCIe 3.0
SLI
Virtual Reality