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
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 (801 benchmarks)
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
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+89%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+97%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+124%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+89%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+98%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+122%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+89%)
AVG 191 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+96%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+124%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+88%)
AVG 188 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+95%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+120%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+90%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+96%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+122%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Wins!
Based on 801 benchmarks across 201 games
46
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+101.8%
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
798
Wins
93
Avg FPS
79
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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