Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4080 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 4080 is 22 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4080
- Performs up to 87% better in Rust than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 230 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 16 vs 8 GB
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 - €337.99 vs €1456.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Rust than GeForce RTX 4080 - €2.75 vs €6.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 170 vs 320 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.33/FPS
43%
Price, €
€1456.99
23%
FPS Winner
Buy for €1,456.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2235 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
123
53%
Value, €/FPS
€2.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€337.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €337.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6705 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
30%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
26%
GeForce RTX 4080 | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
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Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
GeForce 40 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$1199 | MSRP | Not Available |
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 | 8 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
716.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
2205 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
2505 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |