nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory9728
Cores716.8 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X 320W $1199 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 $329 Jan 2021
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 (114 benchmarks)
Mafia: The Old Country
7.1 2025 • Action, Adventure Hangar 13
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+142%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+174%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+220%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Callisto Protocol™
7.3 2022 • Action, Adventure Striking Distance Studios
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+154%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+200%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4080 (+282%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Cities: Skylines II
7.8 2023 • Simulation Colossal Order Ltd.
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+192%)
AVG 111 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+225%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+267%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage
8 2023 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+161%)
AVG 180 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+185%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+185%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XVI
7.7 2024 • Action, RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+173%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+208%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+187%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Starfield
7.6 2023 • RPG Bethesda Game Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+157%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+176%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+206%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Wins!
Based on 114 benchmarks across 28 games
115
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
VS
+167.2%
43
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
113
Wins
115
Avg FPS
100
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
43
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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