NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory10240
Cores736.3 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
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 SUPER
$999 • Jan 2024
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
16GB GDDR6X 320W $989.99 Jan 2024
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2550 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 736.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 10240 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 80 |
| TMUs | 112 | 320 |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1438 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 285.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 736.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 52.22 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
30716 (+242%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
250691 (+174%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
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
326.9 FPS (+199%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
34290 (+103%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Game Benchmarks Comparison (354 benchmarks)
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+176%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+184%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+207%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 30 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 4080 SUPER (+173%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 107 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+190%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+214%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 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 4080 SUPER (+192%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+185%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+233%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 43 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 SUPER (+165%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+178%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+214%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 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 SUPER (+174%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+198%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+237%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 83 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 SUPER (+173%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+220%)
AVG 224 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+209%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Wins!
Based on 354 benchmarks across 103 games
35
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+186%
100
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
35
Avg FPS
28
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
353
Wins
100
Avg FPS
83
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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