NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 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 3080

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher core clock speed: 1440 MHz vs 1365 MHz
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1680 MHz
  • 4.5x more pipelines: 8704 vs 1920
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 67% higher maximum memory size: 10 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25146 vs 14119
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1053 vs 746
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167014 vs 71402
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 217.04
  • Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6022.79 vs 3119.736
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 21.707
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 175.219 vs 133.975
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1141.283
  • Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 20094
  • Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 20094
  • 3.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4420 vs 1242
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 vs 7 January 2019
Core clock speed 1440 MHz vs 1365 MHz
Boost clock speed 1710 MHz vs 1680 MHz
Pipelines 8704 vs 1920
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Maximum memory size 10 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 25146 vs 14119
PassMark - G2D Mark 1053 vs 746
Geekbench - OpenCL 167014 vs 71402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 457.414 vs 217.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6022.79 vs 3119.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 51.221 vs 21.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 175.219 vs 133.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2381.93 vs 1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 34537 vs 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 34537 vs 20094
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4420 vs 1242

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 320 Watt
  • 11.8x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 7442 vs 3716
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6714 vs 3356
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 7442 vs 3716
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6714 vs 3356
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt vs 320 Watt
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 7442 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6714 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 7442 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6714 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
25146
14119
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1053
746
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
167014
71402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
457.414
217.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6022.79
3119.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
51.221
21.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
175.219
133.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2381.93
1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
34537
20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3716
7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
34537
20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3716
7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
4420
1242
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PassMark - G3D Mark 25146 14119
PassMark - G2D Mark 1053 746
Geekbench - OpenCL 167014 71402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 457.414 217.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6022.79 3119.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 51.221 21.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 175.219 133.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2381.93 1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 34537 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 34537 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4420 1242

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA102 TU106
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 7 January 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $349
Place in performance rating 56 161
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 62.74

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1710 MHz 1680 MHz
Core clock speed 1440 MHz 1365 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines 8704 1920
Pixel fill rate 164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 320 Watt 160 Watt
Transistor count 28300 million 10,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
DisplayPort count 2
DisplayPort support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Height 40 mm, 1.6 inches
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 285 mm, 11.2 inches 229 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 8-pin
Width 112 mm, 4.4 inches

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 10 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width 320 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6X GDDR6