Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 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
96
58
50
30
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
100
81
57
31
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
150
112
77
35
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
80
71
55
28
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
52
45
33
16
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
67
55
40
26
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
52
38
29
16
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
55
49
30
13
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
87
82
54
26
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High8293
1080p Ultra6675
1440p Ultra4755
4K Ultra2529
DeviationMediumLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
6906
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy71358326
Solar Bay1904937029
Port Royal15464708
Fire Strike2146420182
Night Raid6965371905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
59290
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur151.7 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection71.7 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.51 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.71 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.63 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.29 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching214.4 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5989.1 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
11417
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark717589
DirectX 1198 fps110 fps
DirectX 1241 fps58 fps
GPU Compute5788 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a537.5 fps
Car Chasen/a465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a398.2 fps
T-Rexn/a1964.8 fps
ALU 2n/a2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a256.8 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a2932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced August, 15, 2016 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Ampere
Codename GP104 GA106 (GN20-E3)

GPU

GPU Frequency 1556 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1733 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 2560 3840
TMUs 160 120
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 20 30
Ray Tracing Cores No 30
Tensor Cores No 120
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 111 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 277 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 8.9 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 150 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 16 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 314 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 7.2 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 22.93 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1251 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 10008 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
320.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

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

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