GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q vs GeForce RTX 3060

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

ASUS Gaming Graphics Card - GeForce Dual RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6, RGB, LHR, Ray Tracing, DLSS

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1295 days newer than GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 150 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q - 391 vs 389 FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q - 12 vs 8 GB

This is a free version of League of Legends.

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017

FPS

389

99%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

391

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.77/FPS

100%

Price, $

$299.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

389

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

104

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

391

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

648

FPS

704

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

189

FPS

207

FPS

Dota 2

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

93.95 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

234.9 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

91%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

85%

GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Jun 27th, 2017	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 10 Mobile	Generation	GeForce 30
Not Available	MSRP	$329
None	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Mobile	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5X	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
320.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
1290 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
1468 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1251 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz