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.

 

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 16521
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 645
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 16521
PassMark - G2D Mark 971 vs 645

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 19% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 105640 vs 88433
  • 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: 11915 vs 8751
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 105640 vs 88433
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 11915 vs 8751

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
17107
16521
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
971
645
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
88433
105640
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
8751
11915
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark 17107 16521
PassMark - G2D Mark 971 645
Geekbench - OpenCL 88433 105640
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 304.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4024.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 187.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1141.654
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 8751 11915

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 128 120
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