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
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 (662 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+175%)
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+185%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+225%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+175%)
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+185%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+225%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+188%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+187%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+227%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+173%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+189%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+200%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+160%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+173%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+205%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+180%)
AVG 157 FPS
MIN 137 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+192%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+225%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+174%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+186%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+171%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Wins!
Based on 662 benchmarks across 181 games
38
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+176.8%
106
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
38
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
659
Wins
106
Avg FPS
90
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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