Home GPU comparison Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - Which is better?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
VS
65 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. 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 Ti
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 Ti

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
186
129
117
86
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
202
173
123
67
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
272
215
154
85
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
152
144
126
77
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
132
106
85
47
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
166
158
123
80
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
116
99
81
51
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
146
130
89
42
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
236
220
169
92
Avg FPS
1080p High116179
1080p Ultra95153
1440p Ultra70119
4K Ultra3970
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
21408
Time Spy1062019630
Solar Bay4904096489
Port Royal605013261
Fire Strike2855947892
Night Raid121867143788
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196756
Background Blur186.9 frames/s239.8 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s156.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec10.8 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec14.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec11.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec1.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec889.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps26054.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
26944
G2D Mark10801088
DirectX 11174 fps223 fps
DirectX 1277 fps111 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s15428 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps1039 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps860.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps743.2 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps3834.2 fps
ALU 23284 fps6702 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps296.1 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.66622.8
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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 Ti
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 18, 2023 January, 3, 2021
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 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 1365 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 3072 10240
TMUs 96 320
ROPs 48 112
Execution Units 24 80
Ray Tracing Cores 24 80
Tensor Cores 96 320
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 24000 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 118 Gpix/sec 186 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 533 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 34.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 115 W 350 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 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
272 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912 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 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

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