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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 133 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 76% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - £263.47 vs £1104.95
- Up to 61% better value when playing Diablo IV than GeForce RTX 3080 - £2.04 vs £5.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 170 vs 320 Watts
- Up to 20% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 12 vs 10 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 62% better in Diablo IV than GeForce RTX 3060 - 209 vs 129 FPS
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
129
61%
Value, £/FPS
£2.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£263.47
100%
Value Winner
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)
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GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
209
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.29/FPS
38%
Price, £
£1104.95
23%
FPS Winner
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
Buy for £1,104.95 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
42%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$329 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 10 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 192-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 3080
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
£15.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
£18.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,165.2
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51 FPS
£14.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.99
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143 FPS
£9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,315.2
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121 FPS
£10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,305.6
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42 FPS
£24.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,015.2
In Stock
86 FPS
£15.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,317.6
In Stock
51 FPS
£14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£728.4
In Stock
129 FPS
£12.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,581.6
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129 FPS
£15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,991.41
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