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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB 12 GB GDDR6X · 1.71 GHz · 350 W Speed index 25/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 8960 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 30.64 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.78 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 12.72 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is 141 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Speed index
25/100
11/100
FP32
30.64 TFLOPS
12.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
912 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
350 W
170 W
Launch Price
699 $
329 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipGA102GA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors7028
Shader89603584
Render Output Units11248
Texture Units280112
Raytracing Cores7028
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 70 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Memory Size12 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.188 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth912 GB/s360 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit192 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.188 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.875GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Base Clock1.260 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz1.777 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has a turbo clock of 1.710 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.777 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
TDP350 W170 W
Tjunction max93 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 12-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 1 x 12-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Length285 mm--
Height112 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is -- wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is -- and thus requires the space of -- in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2022Q1/2021
Launch Price699 $329 $
Structure size8 nm8 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB was released in Q1/2022.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +125.0 %

  1. 9,057
  2. 4,026

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +136.4 %

  1. 11,983
  2. 5,068

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +131.4 %

  1. 5,037
  2. 2,177

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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +106.9 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +100.0 %

  1. 70 fps (avg)
  2. 35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +89.1 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 55 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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +322.2 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +216.7 %

  1. 76 fps (avg)
  2. 24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +117.2 %

  1. 126 fps (avg)
  2. 58 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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +109.8 %

  1. 107 fps (avg)
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +96.8 %

  1. 185 fps (avg)
  2. 94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +53.8 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 130 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +95.2 %

  1. 173,946
  2. 89,106

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +70.6 %

  1. 152,716
  2. 89,506

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