Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
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
186
129
117
86
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
202
173
123
67
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
272
215
154
85
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
152
144
126
77
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
132
106
85
47
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
166
158
123
80
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
116
99
81
51
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
146
130
89
42
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
236
220
169
92
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High179100
1080p Ultra15380
1440p Ultra11958
4K Ultra7032
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
21408
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy196308748
Solar Bay9648940964
Port Royal132615142
Fire Strike4789222308
Night Raid14378898831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196756
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur239.8 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection156.8 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection10.8 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection14.8 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.9 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.53 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching889.6 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics26054.6 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
26944
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark1088961
DirectX 11223 fps128 fps
DirectX 12111 fps69 fps
GPU Compute15428 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1039 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase860.8 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)743.2 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex3834.2 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 26702 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2296.1 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6622.82965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 3, 2021 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA102 GA106
Price 1199 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1365 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 10240 3584
TMUs 320 112
ROPs 112 48
Execution Units 80 28
Ray Tracing Cores 80 28
Tensor Cores 320 112
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 6000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 186 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 533 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 34.1 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 350 W 170 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 628 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 44.59 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1188 MHz 1875 MHz
Bus 384 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
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 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

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