NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 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: 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).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2.3x more core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1110 MHz
Around 71% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Around 7% higher texture fill rate: 316.8 GTexel/s vs 296.6 GTexel/s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 8 nm
Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 33.932 vs 31.212
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1500.926 vs 1422.602
Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6622.553 vs 3552.807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2023 vs 12 Jan 2021
Core clock speed	2505 MHz vs 1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Texture fill rate	316.8 GTexel/s vs 296.6 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 8 nm
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	33.932 vs 31.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1500.926 vs 1422.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6622.553 vs 3552.807

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

Around 60% higher pipelines: 6144 vs 3840
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 371.785 vs 311.253
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 190.723 vs 169.697

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	6144 vs 3840
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	371.785 vs 311.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	190.723 vs 169.697

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

311.253

371.785

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.932

31.212

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

169.697

190.723

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1500.926

1422.602

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6622.553

3552.807

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Geekbench - OpenCL	101650
PassMark - G2D Mark	1081
PassMark - G3D Mark	19722
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	311.253	371.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	33.932	31.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	169.697	190.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1500.926	1422.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6622.553	3552.807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		26295
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		9367
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8604
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		26295
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		9367
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8604

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere
Code name	AD106	GA104
Launch date	2023	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	75	87
Type		Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz	1545 MHz
Core clock speed	2505 MHz	1110 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	316.8 GFLOPS (1:64)	296.6 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	20.28 TFLOPS (1:1)	18.98 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	20.28 TFLOPS	18.98 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3840	6144
Pixel fill rate	126.7 GPixel/s	148.3 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	316.8 GTexel/s	296.6 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	115 Watt
Transistor count		17400 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Portable Device Dependent
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	None
Height		PCIe 4.0 x16
API support
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
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready