GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 3080 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's £854.96 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3080

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060

Up to 77% cheaper – £249.99 vs £1104.95
A much better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 47% less energy – 170 vs 320 Watts
Up to 20% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 10 GB

GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

Average FPS

151

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£1104.95

22%

Value, £/FPS

£7.31/FPS

34%

Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro 10GB GDDR6X Ray-Tracing LHR Graphics Card, 8704 Core, 1440MHz GPU, 1710MHz Boost, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Advanced TurboFan 3.0

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 XTREME 10GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Average FPS

66%

Min 1% FPS

60%

Price, £

£249.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.52/FPS

100%

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 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

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1837 MHz Boost, Ampere Architechture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G (rev. 2.0) Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD Rev2.0 Video Card

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

17662

100%

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

8747

50%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

Memory

10 GB

83%

Memory Bandwidth

760.3 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

29.77 TFLOPS

100%

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Memory

12 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

360 GB/s

47%

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

52%

Texture Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

43%

FP32

12.74 TFLOPS

43%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3080	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3060
General
Sep 1st, 2020	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
$699.00	MSRP	$329.00
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 30
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
320 W	Power Consumption	170 W
Memory
10 GB	Memory Size	12 GB
GDDR6X	Memory Type	GDDR6
320-bit	Memory Bus	192-bit
760.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
164.2 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	85.3 GPixel/s
465.1 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	199 GTexel/s
29.77 TFLOPS	FP32	12.74 TFLOPS