nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W $599 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 180 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1733 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 28 |
| TMUs | 160 | 112 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1251 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320.3 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 8.873 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
7282
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8993 (+23%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
63994
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
91603 (+43%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
109.4 FPS (+23%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
15572
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
16870 (+8%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (144 benchmarks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
8.7 2022 • Action, Adventure, Casual Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+28%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+29%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+61%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sifu
8.7 2022 • Action, Indie Sloclap
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 212 FPS
MIN 140 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+18%)
AVG 250 FPS
MIN 174 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+18%)
AVG 178 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
8 2022 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+40%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+56%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Serious Sam Siberian Mayhem
8.6 2022 • Action, Adventure Croteam, Timelock Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+2%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
ICARUS
7.7 2021 • Action, Adventure, Simulation RocketWerkz
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+31%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+44%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+75%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 144 benchmarks across 46 games
61
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+22.6%
75
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
4
Wins
61
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
137
Wins
75
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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