Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 110 67 60 39 | 132 86 75 52 |
 The Witcher 3 | 124 101 75 37 | 155 126 91 49 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 184 131 96 47 | 226 167 124 66 |
 Far Cry 6 | 93 85 64 38 | 114 104 86 46 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 68 56 40 20 | 89 71 56 27 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 83 73 50 34 | 109 99 69 44 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 65 48 37 21 | 81 68 49 29 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 69 61 36 15 | 92 84 51 25 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 107 98 68 37 | 140 134 95 54 |
| 1080p High | 100 | 126 |
| 1080p Ultra | 80 | 104 |
| 1440p Ultra | 58 | 77 |
| 4K Ultra | 32 | 44 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 8748 | 12006 |
| Solar Bay | 40964 | 50424 |
| Port Royal | 5142 | 7203 |
| Fire Strike | 22308 | 29079 |
| Night Raid | 98831 | 81866 |
| Background Blur | 149.6 frames/s | 211 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 91 frames/s | 123.6 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 4.07 Gpix/sec | 5.78 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 5.58 Gpix/sec | 8.03 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.92 Gpix/sec | 6.25 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.01 Gpix/sec | 1.17 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 372.9 Gpix/sec | 543.2 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 12226.3 fps | 17774.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 961 | 638 |
| DirectX 11 | 128 fps | 146 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 69 fps | 73 fps |
| GPU Compute | 8428 Ops/s | 7335 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 555.5 fps | 710.4 fps |
| Car Chase | 492.3 fps | 610.8 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 407.9 fps | 516.4 fps |
| T-Rex | 1940.6 fps | 2609 fps |
| ALU 2 | 2862.2 fps | 3715.8 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 295.2 fps | 253.4 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2965.4 | 3938 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 12, 2021 | January, 12, 2021 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Codename | GA106 | GA104 (GN20-E7) |
| Price | 329 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1320 MHz | 780-1350 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1777 MHz | 1245-1710 MHz |
| Shader Units | 3584 | 6144 |
| TMUs | 112 | 192 |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| Execution Units | 28 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | 48 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 | 192 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 85 Gpix/sec | 120-164 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 199 GTex/s | 239-328 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 15.3-21 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 170 W | 80-165 W |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 276 mm² | 392 mm² |
| Transistor count | 12 billion | 17.4 billion |
| Transistor density | 43.48 MTr/mm² | 44.39 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1875 MHz | 1500-1750 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 15000 MB/s | 12000-14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 8-16 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 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 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
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