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 (542 benchmarks)
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
Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG The Chinese Room
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+177%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+175%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+214%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
NINJA GAIDEN 4
9.2 2025 • Action, Adventure PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+128%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 173 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+166%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+213%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARC Raiders
8 2025 • Action Embark Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+184%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 138 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+195%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+224%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Wins!
Based on 542 benchmarks across 153 games
109
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
VS
+175.8%
40
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
539
Wins
109
Avg FPS
93
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
40
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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