Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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
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
99
62
49
35
186
129
117
86
The Witcher 3
107
86
62
34
202
173
123
67
Counter-Strike 2
157
117
82
41
272
215
154
85
Far Cry 6
84
74
57
29
152
144
126
77
Hogwarts Legacy
59
47
33
15
132
106
85
47
COD Modern Warfare 3
69
59
44
30
166
158
123
80
Ghost of Tsushima
53
42
30
18
116
99
81
51
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
32
13
146
130
89
42
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
92
85
58
33
236
220
169
92
Avg FPS
1080p High86179
1080p Ultra69153
1440p Ultra50119
4K Ultra2870
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
7378
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
21408
Time Spy757119630
Solar Bay3417996489
Port Royal413413261
Fire Strike1976847892
Night Raid84918143788
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
78934
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196756
Background Blur144.4 frames/s239.8 frames/s
Face Detection75.2 frames/s156.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.08 Gpix/sec10.8 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.25 Gpix/sec14.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.21 Gpix/sec11.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/sec1.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching354.4 Gpix/sec889.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8559.4 fps26054.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
14124
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
26944
G2D Mark7471088
DirectX 11110 fps223 fps
DirectX 1253 fps111 fps
GPU Compute5513 Ops/s15428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
89.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)477.6 fps1039 fps
Car Chase423 fps860.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)370.8 fps743.2 fps
T-Rex1884.9 fps3834.2 fps
ALU 22192.3 fps6702 fps
Driver Overhead 2281.3 fps296.1 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2405.16622.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 15, 2019 January, 3, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU106 GA102
Price 349 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1365 MHz 1365 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1680 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 1920 10240
TMUs 120 320
ROPs 48 112
Execution Units 30 80
Ray Tracing Cores 30 80
Tensor Cores 240 320
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 81 Gpix/sec 186 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 202 GTex/s 533 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS 34.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 160 W 350 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 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912 GB/s

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 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
6 (37.5%)
10 (62.5%)
Total Votes: 16

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