Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 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
132
86
75
52
124
78
64
44
The Witcher 3
155
126
91
49
135
114
80
42
Counter-Strike 2
226
167
124
66
201
148
110
55
Far Cry 6
114
104
86
46
104
95
74
41
Hogwarts Legacy
89
71
56
27
76
65
45
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
109
99
69
44
93
84
61
39
Ghost of Tsushima
81
68
49
29
73
56
43
25
Cyberpunk 2077
92
84
51
25
82
73
42
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
140
134
95
54
123
112
81
45
Avg FPS
1080p High126112
1080p Ultra10492
1440p Ultra7767
4K Ultra4437
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
11842
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
10197
Time Spy1200610423
Solar Bay5042444973
Port Royal72035820
Fire Strike2907926478
Night Raid8186698514
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
128827
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
97986
Background Blur211 frames/s142.7 frames/s
Face Detection123.6 frames/s103.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.78 Gpix/sec3.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.03 Gpix/sec4.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.25 Gpix/sec4.63 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.17 Gpix/sec1.27 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching543.2 Gpix/sec430.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17774.9 fps13519.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
16402
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
17587
G2D Mark638733
DirectX 11146 fps158 fps
DirectX 1273 fps73 fps
GPU Compute7335 Ops/s6845 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
139.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)710.4 fps725.1 fps
Car Chase610.8 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)516.4 fps484.8 fps
T-Rex2609 fps2723.3 fps
ALU 23715.8 fps3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2253.4 fps272.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation39383381.9

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA104 (GN20-E7) AD107 (GN21-X4)

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1350 MHz 1140-2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1245-1710 MHz 1470-2370 MHz
Shader Units 6144 3072
TMUs 192 96
ROPs 96 48
Execution Units 48 24
Ray Tracing Cores 48 24
Tensor Cores 192 96
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 120-164 Gpix/sec 71-114 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 239-328 GTex/s 141-228 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.3-21 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-165 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 17.4 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8-16 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
256 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 3

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