nvidia

Brand

8GB GDDR6

Memory

4864

Cores

448 GB/s

Bandwidth

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$399 Nov 2020 View Details

nvidia

Brand

12GB GDDR6X

Memory

8960

Cores

912.4 GB/s

Bandwidth

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

$799 Jan 2022 View Details

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8GB GDDR6 200W $399 Nov 2020

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$399 • Nov 2020

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

$799 • Jan 2022

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022

Specs Comparison

Specification	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Memory Size	8 GB	12 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
TDP	200 W	350 W
Core Clock	N/A	N/A
Boost Clock	1665 MHz	1710 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	448 GB/s	912.4 GB/s
Process Size	8nm	8nm
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Shading Units	4864	8960
RT Cores	38	70
TMUs	152	280
ROPs	80	96
Memory Bus	256-bit	384-bit
Memory Clock	1750 MHz	1188 MHz
Pixel Rate	133.2 GPixel/s	164.2 GPixel/s
Texture Rate	448 GTexel/s	912.4 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance	16.2 GFLOPS	30.64 GFLOPS
L2 Cache	4.00 MB	5.00 MB
Die Size	392 mm²	628 mm²
Transistors	17400 Million	28300 Million
Required PSU	550 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

11980

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

20091 (+68%)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Geekbench 6

Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs

OpenCL Score

115518

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

173382 (+50%)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

GFXBench 5.0

Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs

Aztec Ruins High (FPS)

143 FPS

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

211.5 FPS (+48%)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

PassMark G2D

Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations

G2D Mark

20406

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

26575 (+30%)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Game Benchmarks Comparison (108 benchmarks)

The Callisto Protocol™

7.3 2022 • Action, Adventure • Striking Distance Studios

1080p

| ultra

| RTX

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 62 FPS

MIN 44 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+82%)

AVG 113 FPS

MIN 69 FPS

1440p

| ultra

| RTX

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 46 FPS

MIN 27 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+65%)

AVG 76 FPS

MIN 46 FPS

2160p

| ultra

| RTX

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 24 FPS

MIN 13 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+79%)

AVG 43 FPS

MIN 23 FPS

Winner

Loser

Cities: Skylines II

7.8 2023 • Simulation • Colossal Order Ltd.

1080p

| high

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 50 FPS

MIN 45 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+54%)

AVG 77 FPS

MIN 70 FPS

1440p

| high

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 36 FPS

MIN 32 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+56%)

AVG 56 FPS

MIN 50 FPS

2160p

| high

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 13 FPS

MIN 11 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+123%)

AVG 29 FPS

MIN 25 FPS

Winner

Loser

Assassin's Creed Mirage

8 2023 • Action, Adventure • Ubisoft Bordeaux

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 85 FPS

MIN 74 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+40%)

AVG 119 FPS

MIN 105 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 65 FPS

MIN 57 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+43%)

AVG 93 FPS

MIN 81 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 39 FPS

MIN 34 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+59%)

AVG 62 FPS

MIN 54 FPS

Winner

Loser

FINAL FANTASY XVI

7.7 2024 • Action, RPG • Square Enix

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 53 FPS

MIN 48 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+51%)

AVG 80 FPS

MIN 71 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 36 FPS

MIN 32 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+56%)

AVG 56 FPS

MIN 50 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 17 FPS

MIN 15 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+82%)

AVG 31 FPS

MIN 28 FPS

Winner

Loser

Starfield

7.6 2023 • RPG • Bethesda Game Studios

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 41 FPS

MIN 38 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+73%)

AVG 71 FPS

MIN 64 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 33 FPS

MIN 30 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+70%)

AVG 56 FPS

MIN 52 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 20 FPS

MIN 18 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+80%)

AVG 36 FPS

MIN 32 FPS

1080p

| ultra

| dlss 1 quality

| Patch: v1.8.86

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+71%)

AVG 84 FPS

MIN 78 FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 49 FPS

MIN 44 FPS

1440p

| ultra

| dlss 1 quality

| Patch: v1.8.86

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+76%)

AVG 72 FPS

MIN 65 FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 41 FPS

MIN 36 FPS

2160p

| ultra

| dlss 1 quality

| Patch: v1.8.86

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+80%)

AVG 54 FPS

MIN 50 FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 30 FPS

MIN 27 FPS

Winner

Loser

REMNANT II®

2023 • • Gunfire Games

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 72 FPS

MIN 66 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+71%)

AVG 123 FPS

MIN 113 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 48 FPS

MIN 45 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+73%)

AVG 83 FPS

MIN 78 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AVG 26 FPS

MIN 24 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+77%)

AVG 46 FPS

MIN 43 FPS

Winner

Loser

No more benchmarks available for this comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!

Based on 117 benchmarks across 26 games

Avg FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

+61.4%

Avg FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB