The GeForce RTX 3060 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 4080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's €280.27 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060
- Consumes up to 47% less energy – 170 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 4080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 93% cheaper – €19.98 vs €300.25
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 4080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
99
50%
Min 1% FPS
55
44%
Price, €
€300.25
6%
Value, €/FPS
€3.03/FPS
3%
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€300.25
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€335.00
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€306.99
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€368.90
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€310.99
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€318.64
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€339.93
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GeForce RTX 4080
Sep 20th, 2022
Average FPS
197
100%
Min 1% FPS
126
100%
Price, €
€19.98
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.1/FPS
100%
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€19.98
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€2,227.19
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€2,122.28
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€3,084.84
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Out of Stock
GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 4080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 4080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 4080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
75%
Memory Bandwidth
360 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
30%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
26%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
26%
GeForce RTX 4080
Sep 20th, 2022
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
716.8 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
48.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 3060 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $1,199.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
170 W | Power Consumption | 320 W |
| Memory | ||
| 12 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 192-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 85.3 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 280.6 GPixel/s |
| 199 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 761.5 GTexel/s |
| 12.74 TFLOPS | FP32 | 48.74 TFLOPS |
