Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
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
110
67
60
39
103
60
52
31
The Witcher 3
124
101
75
37
106
85
61
34
Counter-Strike 2
184
131
96
47
158
114
83
41
Far Cry 6
93
85
64
38
86
72
58
27
Hogwarts Legacy
68
56
40
20
56
49
32
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
83
73
50
34
67
61
41
27
Ghost of Tsushima
65
48
37
21
52
40
29
15
Cyberpunk 2077
69
61
36
15
58
52
31
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
107
98
68
37
91
85
59
29
Avg FPS
1080p High10086
1080p Ultra8069
1440p Ultra5850
4K Ultra3226
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
7284
Time Spy87487592
Solar Bay4096419668
Port Royal51421668
Fire Strike2230822755
Night Raid9883182119
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
63994
Background Blur149.6 frames/s152.4 frames/s
Face Detection91 frames/s71.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.07 Gpix/sec2.73 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.58 Gpix/sec4.15 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.92 Gpix/sec5.03 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec0.32 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching372.9 Gpix/sec238.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12226.3 fps6716.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
15576
G2D Mark961887
DirectX 11128 fps124 fps
DirectX 1269 fps54 fps
GPU Compute8428 Ops/s7632 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
89.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)555.5 fps492.8 fps
Car Chase492.3 fps442.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)407.9 fps409.2 fps
T-Rex1940.6 fps2270.6 fps
ALU 22862.2 fps2401.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2295.2 fps275.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2965.42884.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 May, 27, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ampere Pascal
Codename GA106 GP104
Price 329 599

GPU

GPU Frequency 1320 MHz 1607 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1733 MHz
Shader Units 3584 2560
TMUs 112 160
ROPs 48 64
Execution Units 28 20
Ray Tracing Cores 28 No
Tensor Cores 112 No
L1 cache 128 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 111 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 199 GTex/s 277 GTex/s
FLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS 8.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 170 W 180 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 314 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 7 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 22.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1875 MHz 1251 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 10000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
320.3 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 2 No

Results

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