NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 74% higher core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1440 MHz
- Around 54% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1710 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 320 Watt
- Around 89% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1081 vs 1053
- Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6622.553 vs 6022.79
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 2023 vs 1 Sep 2020 |
| Core clock speed | 2505 MHz vs 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2640 MHz vs 1710 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm vs 8 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 200 Watt vs 320 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 1081 vs 1053 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 6622.553 vs 6022.79 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Around 47% higher texture fill rate: 465.1 GTexel/s vs 316.8 GTexel/s
- 2.3x more pipelines: 8704 vs 3840
- Around 25% higher maximum memory size: 10 GB vs 8 GB
- Around 64% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167014 vs 101650
- Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25146 vs 19722
- Around 92% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4420 vs 2302
- Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 311.253
- Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 33.932
- Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 175.219 vs 169.697
- Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1500.926
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 465.1 GTexel/s vs 316.8 GTexel/s |
| Pipelines | 8704 vs 3840 |
| Maximum memory size | 10 GB vs 8 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 167014 vs 101650 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 25146 vs 19722 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 4420 vs 2302 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 457.414 vs 311.253 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 51.221 vs 33.932 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 175.219 vs 169.697 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2381.93 vs 1500.926 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
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| Geekbench - OpenCL | 101650 | 167014 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 1081 | 1053 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 19722 | 25146 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2302 | 4420 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 311.253 | 457.414 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 33.932 | 51.221 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 169.697 | 175.219 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1500.926 | 2381.93 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 6622.553 | 6022.79 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 34537 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3356 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 34537 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3356 |
Compare specifications (specs)
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| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Code name | AD106 | GA102 |
| Launch date | 2023 | 1 Sep 2020 |
| Place in performance rating | 75 | 56 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | |
| Type | Desktop | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 2640 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 2505 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 316.8 GFLOPS (1:64) | 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 20.28 TFLOPS (1:1) | 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 20.28 TFLOPS | 29.77 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 3840 | 8704 |
| Pixel fill rate | 126.7 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate | 316.8 GTexel/s | 465.1 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 200 Watt | 320 Watt |
| Transistor count | 28300 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Form factor | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 550 Watt | 700 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Height | 40 mm, 1.6 inches | |
| Length | 285 mm, 11.2 inches | |
| Width | 112 mm, 4.4 inches | |
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| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.7 |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 760.3 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 320 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective | 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |

