GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 4080

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Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Grafikkarte - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 128bit 2DP/2HDMI

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1199

Inno3D GeForce RTX 4080 16GB iCHILL Frostbite

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 AORUS MASTER 16GB Graphics Card - 16GB DDR6X, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, Core 2550Mhz, RGB, Anti-sag bracket, DP 1.4, HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4080AORUS M-16GD

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4080 outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4080 is 22 days older than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Up to 80% better value when playing Battlefield IV than GeForce RTX 4080 - €1.37 vs €6.97 per FPS
Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 170 vs 320 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4080

Performs up to 87% better in Battlefield IV than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 422 vs 226 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 16 vs 8 GB

This is a free version of Battlefield IV.

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

FPS

226

54%

Value, €/FPS

€1.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€310.16

100%

Value Winner

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Grafikkarte - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2

Buy for €310.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 704 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 4080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

FPS

422

100%

Value, €/FPS

€6.97/FPS

20%

Price, €

€2939.98

10%

FPS Winner

Inno3D GeForce RTX 4080 16GB iCHILL Frostbite

Buy for €2,939.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 704 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

GeForce RTX 4080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Ultra

110

FPS

169

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

123

FPS

230

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Ultra

420

FPS

713

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

390

FPS

406

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

676

FPS

968

FPS

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

30%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

26%

GeForce RTX 4080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

280.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

761.5 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB	vs	GeForce RTX 4080
Oct 12th, 2022	Release Date	Sep 20th, 2022
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 40
Not Available	MSRP	$1199
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	1x 16-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6X
128-bit	Bus	256-bit
240 GB/s	Bandwidth	716.8 GB/s
1320 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2205 MHz
1777 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2505 MHz
1875 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1400 MHz