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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4080 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 4080 is 616 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4080
- Performs up to 65% better in Dirt 5 than GeForce RTX 3060 - 243 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 16 vs 12 GB
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 83% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 - £254.99 vs £1529.99
- Up to 73% better value when playing Dirt 5 than GeForce RTX 4080 - £1.73 vs £6.30 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 170 vs 320 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
243
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.3/FPS
27%
Price, £
£1529.99
16%
FPS Winner
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
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
147
60%
Value, £/FPS
£1.73/FPS
100%
Price, £
£254.99
100%
Value Winner
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)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
30%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
26%
GeForce RTX 4080 | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $1199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
716.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
2205 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
2505 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce RTX 4080 or GeForce RTX 3060
With selected game settings
211 FPS
£9.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
In Stock
199 FPS
£9.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,929
In Stock
103 FPS
£10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,069
In Stock
103 FPS
£9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£929.95
In Stock
97 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£969.95
In Stock
102 FPS
£8.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£888.71
In Stock
71 FPS
£16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199.95
In Stock
230 FPS
£11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,649
In Stock
199 FPS
£11.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,289.95
In Stock
65 FPS
£13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-9700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£874.95
In Stock
230 FPS
£11.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,599
In Stock
68 FPS
£12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£849.95
In Stock
92 FPS
£14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,344.95
In Stock
189 FPS
£9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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216 FPS
£10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,219.95
In Stock
92 FPS
£8.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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68 FPS
£14.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£984.95
In Stock
97 FPS
£8.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
In Stock
59 FPS
£11.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£664.95
In Stock
59 FPS
£12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£749.95
In Stock
80 FPS
£13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
In Stock
232 FPS
£15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,500
In Stock
233 FPS
£16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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139 FPS
£9.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,374.95
In Stock
235 FPS
£11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,811.99
In Stock
142 FPS
£13.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,986.91
In Stock
80 FPS
£9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£729.99
In Stock
233 FPS
£17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
In Stock
115 FPS
£11.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,313.06
In Stock
216 FPS
£1.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£388.99
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