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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1080 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1691 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1080.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 9% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than GeForce GTX 1080 - 142 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $206.04 vs $408.73
- 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
76.91614066726781%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
71.7634331049405%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $599 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
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