Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 99 62 49 35 | 168 118 106 78 |
 The Witcher 3 | 107 86 62 34 | 195 162 116 61 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 157 117 82 41 | 275 206 150 83 |
 Far Cry 6 | 84 74 57 29 | 150 136 114 71 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 59 47 33 15 | 119 96 76 41 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 69 59 44 30 | 153 147 108 72 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 53 42 30 18 | 109 90 72 43 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 58 52 32 13 | 133 121 80 36 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 92 85 58 33 | 207 196 151 81 |
| 1080p High | 86 | 168 |
| 1080p Ultra | 69 | 141 |
| 1440p Ultra | 50 | 108 |
| 4K Ultra | 28 | 63 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 7571 | 17662 |
| Solar Bay | 34179 | 85932 |
| Port Royal | 4134 | 11595 |
| Fire Strike | 19768 | 42429 |
| Night Raid | 84918 | 132288 |
| Background Blur | 144.4 frames/s | 217.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 75.2 frames/s | 141.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 3.08 Gpix/sec | 8.19 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 4.25 Gpix/sec | 11 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 4.21 Gpix/sec | 8.43 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.93 Gpix/sec | 1.29 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 354.4 Gpix/sec | 780.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 8559.4 fps | 22538.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 747 | 1052 |
| DirectX 11 | 110 fps | 207 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 53 fps | 100 fps |
| GPU Compute | 5513 Ops/s | 14559 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 477.6 fps | 950.5 fps |
| Car Chase | 423 fps | 809.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 370.8 fps | 705.4 fps |
| T-Rex | 1884.9 fps | 3525.4 fps |
| ALU 2 | 2192.3 fps | 6005.6 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 281.3 fps | 283.8 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2405.1 | 6034.6 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 15, 2019 | September, 1, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Codename | TU106 | GA102 |
| Price | 349 | 699 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1365 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1680 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1920 | 8704 |
| TMUs | 120 | 272 |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| Execution Units | 30 | 68 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | 68 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | 272 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 5000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 81 Gpix/sec | 164 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 202 GTex/s | 465 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 6.5 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 160 W | 320 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 445 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistor count | 10 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 22.47 MTr/mm² | 44.59 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 320 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 14000 MB/s | 19000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 10 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.
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