Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 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
125
80
68
50
132
85
77
55
The Witcher 3
143
118
86
47
152
123
91
47
Counter-Strike 2
207
155
118
62
226
170
122
67
Far Cry 6
110
99
79
46
114
104
81
47
Hogwarts Legacy
80
68
52
26
86
70
55
26
COD Modern Warfare 3
98
92
64
41
109
99
69
45
Ghost of Tsushima
77
61
44
27
82
66
48
30
Cyberpunk 2077
86
79
46
21
92
83
51
23
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
132
119
88
48
139
129
97
52
Avg FPS
1080p High118126
1080p Ultra97103
1440p Ultra7277
4K Ultra4144
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
10851
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11980
Time Spy1108311708
Solar Bay5000254344
Port Royal64586969
Fire Strike2767029561
Night Raid100441109366
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
118637
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
115518
Background Blur191.8 frames/s185.1 frames/s
Face Detection115.9 frames/s108.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.74 Gpix/sec5.35 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.2 Gpix/sec7.17 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.56 Gpix/sec5.54 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.3 Gpix/sec1.15 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching499.7 Gpix/sec478 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15858.8 fps15183 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
18751
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
20395
G2D Mark908988
DirectX 11157 fps163 fps
DirectX 1272 fps79 fps
GPU Compute8009 Ops/s10075 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
128.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
143 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)600.3 fps733.4 fps
Car Chase525.3 fps614.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)499.8 fps523.6 fps
T-Rex2729 fps2676.1 fps
ALU 23179.7 fps3657.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2283.6 fps282.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3279.33670

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2018 December, 2, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU104 GA104
Price 699 399

GPU

GPU Frequency 1515 MHz 1410 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 2944 4864
TMUs 184 152
ROPs 64 80
Execution Units 46 38
Ray Tracing Cores 46 38
Tensor Cores 368 152
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 109 Gpix/sec 133 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 315 GTex/s 253 GTex/s
FLOPS 10.1 TFLOPS 16.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 215 W 200 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 545 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 13 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 23.85 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
448 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

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