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GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1691 days newer than GeForce GTX 1080.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 12% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than GeForce GTX 1080 - 66 vs 59 FPS
  • Consumes up to 6% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 170 vs 180 Watts
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 12 vs 8 GB
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This is a free version of ARK: Survival Evolved.
ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016


FPS

59

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

66

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.5/FPS

100%

Price, €

€296.81

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

110.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

277.3 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

77%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

72%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo

GeForce GTX 1080

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

May 27th, 2016Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 10GenerationGeForce 30
$599MSRP
$329
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5XTypeGDDR6
256-bitBus192-bit
320.3 GB/sBandwidth
360 GB/s
1607 MHz
Base Clock Speed1320 MHz
1733 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
1251 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1875 MHz

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