Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 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
168
118
106
78
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
195
162
116
61
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
275
206
150
83
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
150
136
114
71
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
119
96
76
41
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
153
147
108
72
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
109
90
72
43
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
133
121
80
36
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
207
196
151
81
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High168100
1080p Ultra14180
1440p Ultra10858
4K Ultra6332
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy176628748
Solar Bay8593240964
Port Royal115955142
Fire Strike4242922308
Night Raid13228898831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur217.3 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection141.9 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection8.19 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection11 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur8.43 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.29 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching780.7 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22538.5 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark1052961
DirectX 11207 fps128 fps
DirectX 12100 fps69 fps
GPU Compute14559 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)950.5 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase809.5 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)705.4 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex3525.4 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 26005.6 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2283.8 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6034.62965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 1, 2020 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 699 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1440 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 8704 3584
TMUs 272 112
ROPs 96 48
Execution Units 68 28
Ray Tracing Cores 68 28
Tensor Cores 272 112
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 5000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 164 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 465 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 320 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 320 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 10 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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