Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
63
34
28
15
132
86
75
52
The Witcher 3
45
39
27
12
155
126
91
49
Counter-Strike 2
84
57
41
16
226
167
124
66
Far Cry 6
49
44
31
14
114
104
86
46
Hogwarts Legacy
28
23
18
n/a
89
71
56
27
COD Modern Warfare 3
39
32
22
14
109
99
69
44
Ghost of Tsushima
24
16
14
9
81
68
49
29
Cyberpunk 2077
30
26
16
n/a
92
84
51
25
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
51
45
29
16
140
134
95
54
Avg FPS
1080p High46126
1080p Ultra35104
1440p Ultra2577
4K Ultra1244
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3753
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
11842
Time Spy386312006
Solar Bay988850424
Port Royal8247203
Fire Strike1226729079
Night Raid5078781866
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
34861
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
128827
Background Blur92.6 frames/s211 frames/s
Face Detection43.3 frames/s123.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.4 Gpix/sec5.78 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.04 Gpix/sec8.03 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.28 Gpix/sec6.25 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.25 Gpix/sec1.17 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching110.7 Gpix/sec543.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics3306.4 fps17774.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
9792
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
16402
G2D Mark772638
DirectX 1171 fps146 fps
DirectX 1235 fps73 fps
GPU Compute4116 Ops/s7335 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
49.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
139.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)284.8 fps710.4 fps
Car Chase280.4 fps610.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)245.2 fps516.4 fps
T-Rex1203.9 fps2609 fps
ALU 25992 fps3715.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2231.3 fps253.4 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1404.63938

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced August, 18, 2016 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Pascal Ampere
Codename GP106 GA104 (GN20-E7)
Price 199 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1506 MHz 780-1350 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1708 MHz 1245-1710 MHz
Shader Units 1152 6144
TMUs 72 192
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 9 48
Ray Tracing Cores No 48
Tensor Cores No 192
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 82 Gpix/sec 120-164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 123 GTex/s 239-328 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 15.3-21 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 120 W 80-165 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 16 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 4 billion 17.4 billion
Transistor density 20 MTr/mm² 44.39 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2002 MHz 1500-1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 3 GB 8-16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
192.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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