MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR and the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR and has 8704 texture shaders and 68 execution units.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GA102-202-K1-A1 GPU Chip GA106-300-A1
Ampere Architecture Ampere
68 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
8704 Shader 3584
96 Render Output Units 48
272 Texture Units 112
68 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR has 10 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 760 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

10 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR6
1.188 GHz Memory Clock 1.875 GHz
19.0 Gbps Memory Speed 15.0 Gbps
760 GB/s Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s
320 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR clocks in the base with up to 1.440 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G is 1.320 GHz.

1.440 GHz Base Clock 1.320 GHz
1.785 GHz Boost Clock 1.837 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.78 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR is 320 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

320 W TDP 170 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR has a total of 3 Axial (Card/Radiator) fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial (Card/Radiator) Fan-Type Axial
1 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
2 x 120 mm Fan 2 --
AIO water cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 36 dB

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED MSI Mystic Light

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR is 271 mm long, 126 mm high and 44 mm wide.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G is 276 mm long, 131 mm high and 51 mm wide.

271 mm Length 276 mm
126 mm Height 131 mm
44 mm Width 51 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1992 g Weight 996 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR was released in Q3/2021 at a price of 699 $ (Reference).

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 459 $.

-- Part-no --
Q3/2021 Release date Q1/2021
699 $ (Reference) Launch Price 459 $
8 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR
10 GB GDDR6X
109 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
12 GB GDDR6
57 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR
10 GB GDDR6X
125 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
12 GB GDDR6
60 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR
10 GB GDDR6X
106 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
12 GB GDDR6
53 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR
10 GB GDDR6X
183 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
12 GB GDDR6
97 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR
10 GB GDDR6X
208 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G
12 GB GDDR6
134 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

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.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

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.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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