NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory10240
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
$1199 • May 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
12GB GDDR6X 350W $989.99 May 2021
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1665 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 10240 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 80 |
| TMUs | 112 | 320 |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 186.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 34.1 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 6.00 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
21408 (+138%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
196756 (+115%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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
227.3 FPS (+108%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
26976 (+60%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (825 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+86%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+93%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+124%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+90%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+100%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+127%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+89%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+96%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+126%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+89%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+96%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+114%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+89%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+96%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+121%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+88%)
AVG 171 FPS
MIN 145 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+97%)
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+123%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+88%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+96%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+114%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+89%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+97%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+121%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+89%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+93%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+120%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Wins!
Based on 825 benchmarks across 206 games
46
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+101.7%
93
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
46
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
822
Wins
93
Avg FPS
78
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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