NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) 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

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 702.2x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 283.4 GTexel / s
  • Around 40% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 2560
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 16 nm
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
  • 187.5x more memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 10 GB/s
  • Around 59% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 55548
  • Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 299.369 vs 150.103
  • Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4021.382 vs 2036.763
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 28.778 vs 14.035
  • 6.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.944 vs 27.417
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1152.664 vs 819.934
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22495 vs 20151
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22495 vs 20151
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 vs 15 August 2016
Boost clock speed 1777 MHz vs 1771 MHz
Texture fill rate 199.0 GTexel/s vs 283.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 3584 vs 2560
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 10 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 88251 vs 55548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 299.369 vs 150.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4021.382 vs 2036.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.778 vs 14.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 vs 27.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.664 vs 819.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22495 vs 20151
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22495 vs 20151

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)

  • Around 22% higher core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 1320 MHz
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 4646 vs 3717
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4195 vs 3356
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 4646 vs 3717
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4195 vs 3356
  • 3.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 7209 vs 1961
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1607 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4646 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4195 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4646 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4195 vs 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7209 vs 1961

Compare benchmarks

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

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
88251
55548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
299.369
150.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4021.382
2036.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.778
14.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
188.944
27.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1152.664
819.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22495
20151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
4646
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
4195
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22495
20151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
4646
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
4195
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1961
7209
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)
PassMark - G3D Mark 17107
PassMark - G2D Mark 971
Geekbench - OpenCL 88251 55548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 299.369 150.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4021.382 2036.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.778 14.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 27.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.664 819.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22495 20151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 4646
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 4195
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22495 20151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 4646
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 4195
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1961 7209

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Pascal
Code name GA106 GP104
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 15 August 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $499.99
Place in performance rating 134 254
Type Desktop Laptop
Price now $439.99
Value for money (0-100) 43.70

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1777 MHz 1771 MHz
Core clock speed 1320 MHz 1607 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3584 2560
Pixel fill rate 85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 199.0 GTexel/s 283.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 Watt 180 Watt
Transistor count 13250 million 7,200 million
CUDA cores 2560
Floating-point performance 9,068 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature 94 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI
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)
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches)
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large

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 12 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s 320 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) 10 GB/s
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
SLI
Virtual Reality
VR Ready