nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 170 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 70 |
| TMUs | 112 | 280 |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 30.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
20091 (+123%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
173382 (+89%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
211.5 FPS (+93%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
26575 (+58%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (565 benchmarks)
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+84%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+89%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assetto Corsa Rally
8.1 2025 • Racing Supernova Games Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+83%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+89%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+116%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Anno 117 Pax Romana
7.5 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Ubisoft Mainz
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+85%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+88%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+120%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+81%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+95%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+120%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+83%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+88%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+112%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+84%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+88%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+119%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+81%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+89%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+111%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+83%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+94%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+100%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 565 benchmarks across 157 games
39
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+98.7%
78
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
39
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
562
Wins
78
Avg FPS
66
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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