NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory9728
Cores716.8 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 4080
$1199 • Sep 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X 320W $959.00 Sep 2022
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 170 W | 320 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 2505 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 716.8 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 9728 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 76 |
| TMUs | 112 | 304 |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 280.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 716.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 48.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 64.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 379 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 45900 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-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 | TSMC |
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
30216 (+236%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
217712 (+138%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
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
320.9 FPS (+193%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
34519 (+105%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (578 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 4080 (+189%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+181%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+227%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 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 4080 (+163%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+175%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+205%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 57 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 4080 (+172%)
AVG 155 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 (+193%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 (+230%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 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 4080 (+173%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+217%)
AVG 222 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+203%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 22 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 4080 (+152%)
AVG 252 FPS
MIN 197 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+170%)
AVG 216 FPS
MIN 170 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+189%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 111 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 3060 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 (+172%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 143 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+178%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+185%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Wins!
Based on 578 benchmarks across 161 games
39
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+176.1%
109
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
39
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
575
Wins
109
Avg FPS
92
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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