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£313.99
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£299.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms the cheaper 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 2080 is 1483 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 179 vs 164 FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Up to 33% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - £313.99 vs £471.46
- Up to 27% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 2080 - £1.91 vs £2.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 170 vs 215 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
179
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.63/FPS
72%
Price, £
£471.46
66%
FPS Winner
nVidia GEFORCE RTX 2080 Founders Edition 8 GB GDDR6 Graphics Cards (GeForce RTX 2080, 8 GB, GDDR6, 256 bit, 14000 MHz, 7680 x 4320 Pixels)
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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
164
91%
Value, £/FPS
£1.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£313.99
100%
Value Winner
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
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
77%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
63%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $699 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1515 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
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