NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q 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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Around 69% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 780 MHz
Around 43% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1245 MHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 16423
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 641

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1320 MHz vs 780 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1245 MHz
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107 vs 16423
PassMark - G2D Mark	971 vs 641

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Around 20% higher texture fill rate: 239.0 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
Around 71% higher pipelines: 6144 vs 3584
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 170 Watt
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 101112 vs 88251
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 26045 vs 22495
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 26045 vs 22495
Around 36% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2659 vs 1960

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	239.0 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines	6144 vs 3584
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 170 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	101112 vs 88251
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045 vs 22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045 vs 22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2659 vs 1960

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

17107

16423

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

971

641

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

88251

101112

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22495

26045

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3719

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22495

26045

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3719

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3359

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1960

2659

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107	16423
PassMark - G2D Mark	971	641
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251	101112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4021.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	28.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	188.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1152.664
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22495	26045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22495	26045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1960	2659

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA106	GA104
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	12 Jan 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$329
Place in performance rating	136	139
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1245 MHz
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	780 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)	239.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)	15.30 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	12.74 TFLOPS	15.30 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3584	6144
Pixel fill rate	85.30 GPixel/s	119.5 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s	239.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	80 Watt
Transistor count	13250 million	17400 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm (9.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	None
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)
Laptop size		large
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	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	360 GB/s	384.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready