In the gpu comparison between the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 and the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 37 % faster than the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING.
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
Memory Size
12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5X
Memory Clock
1.875 GHz
1.251 GHz
Memory Speed
15.0 Gbps
10.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
320 GB/s
Memory Interface
192 bit
256 bit
More information
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING can access 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
Base Clock
1.320 GHz
1.708 GHz
Boost Clock
1.807 GHz
1.847 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.78 GHz
--
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
More information
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 clocks in the base with up to 1.320 GHz. The base frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING is 1.708 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
TDP
170 W
180 W
Tjunction max
93 °C
94 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
More information
The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 170 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING has a TDP of 180 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
--
Noise (Load)
35 dB
--
More information
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.4
DVI
--
1
More information
In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
More information
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
Decode
No
More information
The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING
Length
200 mm
267 mm
Height
123 mm
111 mm
Width
38 mm
--
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
More information
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 200 mm long, 123 mm high and 38 mm wide.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +18.4 %
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
Here you can rate the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 4.6 stars (11 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 4.5 stars (2 ratings). Rate now:
