In the gpu comparison between the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION and the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060, 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 46 % faster than the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units.
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
Memory
Memory
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Memory Size
8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5X
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.251 GHz
1.875 GHz
Memory Speed
10.0 Gbps
15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
360 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Base Clock
1.607 GHz
1.320 GHz
Boost Clock
1.733 GHz
1.807 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
1.78 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION clocks in the base with up to 1.607 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.320 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
TDP
180 W
170 W
Tjunction max
94 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 70 mm
2 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
--
0 dB
Noise (Load)
--
35 dB
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION has a total of 1 Radial fans.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Length
267 mm
200 mm
Height
111 mm
123 mm
Width
38 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 200 mm long, 123 mm high and 38 mm 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 +22.3 %
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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.
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