NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 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
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.944 vs 175.219
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Jan 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
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 vs 175.219
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 vs 3716

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 47% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25146 vs 17107
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1053 vs 971
  • Around 89% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167014 vs 88251
  • Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 299.369
  • Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6022.79 vs 4021.382
  • Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 28.778
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1152.664
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 22495
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 22495
  • 2.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4420 vs 1961
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
PassMark - G3D Mark 25146 vs 17107
PassMark - G2D Mark 1053 vs 971
Geekbench - OpenCL 167014 vs 88251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 457.414 vs 299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6022.79 vs 4021.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 51.221 vs 28.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2381.93 vs 1152.664
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 34537 vs 22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 34537 vs 22495
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4420 vs 1961

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
17107
25146
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
971
1053
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
88251
167014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
299.369
457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4021.382
6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.778
51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
188.944
175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1152.664
2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22495
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22495
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1961
4420
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark - G3D Mark 17107 25146
PassMark - G2D Mark 971 1053
Geekbench - OpenCL 88251 167014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 299.369 457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4021.382 6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.778 51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.664 2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22495 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22495 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1961 4420

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Ampere
Code name GA106 GA102
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $699
Place in performance rating 134 56
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

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 13250 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) 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

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 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