NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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: 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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 320 Watt
Around 47% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Dec 2020 vs 1 Sep 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 320 Watt
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1440 MHz vs 1410 MHz
Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Around 84% higher texture fill rate: 465.1 GTexel/s vs 253.1 GTexel/s
Around 79% higher pipelines: 8704 vs 4864
Around 25% higher maximum memory size: 10 GB vs 8 GB
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25317 vs 20549
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1041 vs 996
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167693 vs 107110
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 311.869
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6022.79 vs 4657.322
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 35.311
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 175.219 vs 125
Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1477.456
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 27478
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 27478
Around 52% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 17706 vs 11652

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1440 MHz vs 1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Texture fill rate	465.1 GTexel/s vs 253.1 GTexel/s
Pipelines	8704 vs 4864
Maximum memory size	10 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	25317 vs 20549
PassMark - G2D Mark	1041 vs 996
Geekbench - OpenCL	167693 vs 107110
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	457.414 vs 311.869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6022.79 vs 4657.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	51.221 vs 35.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	175.219 vs 125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2381.93 vs 1477.456
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34537 vs 27478
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34537 vs 27478
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	17706 vs 11652

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

20549

25317

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

996

1041

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

107110

167693

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

311.869

457.414

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4657.322

6022.79

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.311

51.221

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

125

175.219

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1477.456

2381.93

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

27478

34537

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

27478

34537

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3356

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

11652

17706

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark - G3D Mark	20549	25317
PassMark - G2D Mark	996	1041
Geekbench - OpenCL	107110	167693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	311.869	457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4657.322	6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	35.311	51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	125	175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1477.456	2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	27478	34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	27478	34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11652	17706

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA104	GA102
Launch date	1 Dec 2020	1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$699
Place in performance rating	101	52
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	1710 MHz
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	1440 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	253.1 GFLOPS (1:64)	465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	16.20 TFLOPS (1:1)	29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	16.20 TFLOPS	29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines	4864	8704
Pixel fill rate	133.2 GPixel/s	164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	253.1 GTexel/s	465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	320 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	28300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
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)	350 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
DirectX	12.2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	10 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)	1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X