Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 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
118
73
62
42
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
131
108
80
43
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
198
143
105
53
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
103
89
73
38
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
74
63
45
24
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
89
82
55
38
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
72
55
39
22
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
76
68
40
19
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
119
112
79
41
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High10993
1080p Ultra8875
1440p Ultra6455
4K Ultra3629
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
9689
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy99838326
Solar Bay2592737029
Port Royal22554708
Fire Strike2933220182
Night Raid9512671905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
74966
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur200.9 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection88.6 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.55 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.57 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.79 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.33 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching265.6 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics6315.6 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
18592
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark937589
DirectX 11151 fps110 fps
DirectX 1265 fps58 fps
GPU Compute9701 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
118.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)583.6 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase533.8 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)507.1 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex2784.7 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 27894.6 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2273.3 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3894.32932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced March, 10, 2017 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Ampere
Codename GP102 GA106 (GN20-E3)
Price 699 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1481 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1582 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 3584 3840
TMUs 224 120
ROPs 88 48
Execution Units 28 30
Ray Tracing Cores No 30
Tensor Cores No 120
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2816 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 139 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 354 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 11.3 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 250 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 16 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 471 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 11 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 23.35 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1376 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 352 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 11000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 11 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
484.4 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 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

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