Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 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
121
76
64
42
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
134
109
77
41
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
198
144
106
55
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
103
93
71
39
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
75
62
43
23
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
92
82
56
37
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
72
55
43
24
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
80
70
42
19
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
121
108
77
42
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High11193
1080p Ultra8975
1440p Ultra6455
4K Ultra3629
DeviationMediumLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
9692
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy100548326
Solar Bay4504337029
Port Royal60094708
Fire Strike2591720182
Night Raid9555171905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
116500
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur226 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection122.4 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.52 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.94 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.45 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.26 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14128.8 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
15014
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark804589
DirectX 11139 fps110 fps
DirectX 1253 fps58 fps
GPU Compute6463 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
85.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)432.3 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase381.5 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)379.6 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex1725.6 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 22314.3 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2210.3 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2423.52932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 29, 2019 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU104 (N18E-G3) GA106 (GN20-E3)

GPU

GPU Frequency 1380 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1590 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 2944 3840
TMUs 184 120
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 46 30
Ray Tracing Cores 46 30
Tensor Cores 368 120
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 102 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 293 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.4 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. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 545 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 13.6 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 24.95 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
384 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

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