NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory9728
Cores716.8 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4080
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X 320W $959.00 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4080
$1199 • Sep 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 320 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2505 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 9728 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | 76 | 28 |
| TMUs | 304 | 112 |
| ROPs | 112 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1400 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 280.6 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 716.8 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 48.74 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 64.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 379 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 45900 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-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 | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
30216 (+236%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
217712 (+138%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
320.9 FPS (+193%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
34519 (+105%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (635 benchmarks)
Gears of War: E-Day Beta
7 2026 • Action, Adventure The Coalition
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+200%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+200%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+220%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beast of Reincarnation
7.6 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG GAME FREAK inc.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+178%)
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+172%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+215%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Halo: Campaign Evolved
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Halo Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+174%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+168%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+214%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+188%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+190%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+208%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4080 (+163%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4080 (+171%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4080 (+217%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+168%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+175%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+200%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4080 (+176%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4080 (+181%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4080 (+200%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+180%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+184%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+236%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Wins!
Based on 635 benchmarks across 173 games
107
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
VS
+176.7%
39
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
632
Wins
107
Avg FPS
91
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
39
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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