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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
VS
59 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

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

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4060
vs
GeForce RTX 3080

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
168
118
106
78
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
195
162
116
61
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
275
206
150
83
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
150
136
114
71
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
119
96
76
41
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
153
147
108
72
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
109
90
72
43
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
133
121
80
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
207
196
151
81
Avg FPS
1080p High116168
1080p Ultra95141
1440p Ultra70108
4K Ultra3963
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Time Spy1062017662
Solar Bay4904085932
Port Royal605011595
Fire Strike2855942429
Night Raid121867132288
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Background Blur186.9 frames/s217.3 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s141.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec8.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec8.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec1.29 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec780.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps22538.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
G2D Mark10801052
DirectX 11174 fps207 fps
DirectX 1277 fps100 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s14559 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps950.5 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps809.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps705.4 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps3525.4 fps
ALU 23284 fps6005.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps283.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.66034.6
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
n/a
Image Classification (SP)7696n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)13706n/a
Horizon Detection23289n/a
Face Detection (HP)31126n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)78361n/a
Text Classification (SP)3315n/a
Machine Translation (HP)3491n/a
Object Detection (SP)9386n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)36778n/a
Style Transfer (SP)148120n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
3174.4
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 18, 2023 September, 1, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD107 GA102
Price n/a 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 3072 8704
TMUs 96 272
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 24 68
Ray Tracing Cores 24 68
Tensor Cores 96 272
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 24000 KB/core 5000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 118 Gpix/sec 164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 465 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 115 W 320 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 159 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 113.21 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency n/a 1188 MHz
Bus 128 bit 320 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 10 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
272 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 GB/s

API

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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