nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory9728
Cores716.8 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 4080
$1199 • Sep 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X 320W $1199 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 (551 benchmarks)
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
Assetto Corsa Rally
8.1 2025 • Racing Supernova Games Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+160%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+168%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+221%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 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 4080 (+182%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+185%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+220%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+82%)
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+84%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+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 4080 (+166%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+171%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+238%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 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 4080 (+156%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+172%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+222%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+163%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+194%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+211%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Wins!
Based on 551 benchmarks across 156 games
39
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+175.8%
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
548
Wins
109
Avg FPS
93
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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