Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 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
110
67
60
39
118
73
62
42
The Witcher 3
124
101
75
37
131
108
80
43
Counter-Strike 2
184
131
96
47
198
143
105
53
Far Cry 6
93
85
64
38
103
89
73
38
Hogwarts Legacy
68
56
40
20
74
63
45
24
COD Modern Warfare 3
83
73
50
34
89
82
55
38
Ghost of Tsushima
65
48
37
21
72
55
39
22
Cyberpunk 2077
69
61
36
15
76
68
40
19
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
107
98
68
37
119
112
79
41
Avg FPS
1080p High100109
1080p Ultra8088
1440p Ultra5864
4K Ultra3236
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
9689
Time Spy87489983
Solar Bay4096425927
Port Royal51422255
Fire Strike2230829332
Night Raid9883195126
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
74966
Background Blur149.6 frames/s200.9 frames/s
Face Detection91 frames/s88.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.07 Gpix/sec3.55 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.58 Gpix/sec5.57 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.92 Gpix/sec5.79 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec0.33 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching372.9 Gpix/sec265.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12226.3 fps6315.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
18592
G2D Mark961937
DirectX 11128 fps151 fps
DirectX 1269 fps65 fps
GPU Compute8428 Ops/s9701 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
118.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)555.5 fps583.6 fps
Car Chase492.3 fps533.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)407.9 fps507.1 fps
T-Rex1940.6 fps2784.7 fps
ALU 22862.2 fps7894.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2295.2 fps273.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2965.43894.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 March, 10, 2017
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ampere Pascal
Codename GA106 GP102
Price 329 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 1320 MHz 1481 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1582 MHz
Shader Units 3584 3584
TMUs 112 224
ROPs 48 88
Execution Units 28 28
Ray Tracing Cores 28 No
Tensor Cores 112 No
L1 cache 128 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 2816 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 139 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 199 GTex/s 354 GTex/s
FLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS 11.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 170 W 250 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 471 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 11 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 23.35 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1875 MHz 1376 MHz
Bus 192 bit 352 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 11000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 11 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
484.4 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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Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
5 (55.56%)
4 (44.44%)
Total Votes: 9

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