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GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for 265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for 265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 845 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 2080

  • Performs up to 33% better in Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce RTX 3060 - 69 vs 52 FPS

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Up to 51% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $239.42 vs $486.16
  • Up to 35% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce RTX 2080 - $5.11 vs $7.82 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 170 vs 215 Watts
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 12 vs 8 GB
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo
GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018


FPS

69

100%

Value, €/FPS

€7.82/FPS

65%

Price, €

€539.64

49%

FPS Winner

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition

Buy for 539.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 237 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

52

75%

Value, €/FPS

€5.11/FPS

100%

Price, €

€265.76

100%

Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for 265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo
GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo
GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018


Pixel Fillrate

109.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

314.6 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

78%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

63%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo

GeForce RTX 2080

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

Sep 20th, 2018Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 20GenerationGeForce 30
$699MSRP
$329
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-COutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus192-bit
448 GB/s
Bandwidth360 GB/s
1515 MHz
Base Clock Speed1320 MHz
1710 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
1750 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1875 MHz

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