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GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 1080

8 GB GDDR5X | 256-bit

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

Buy for $598 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6932 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

Buy for $449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6931 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 1080

8 GB GDDR5X | 256-bit

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

Buy for $598 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6932 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

Buy for $449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6931 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 DUKE 8G OC)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC PRO 8G (REV3.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N306TGAMINGOC PRO-8GD R3 Video Card

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N306TGAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N306TGAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Vision OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 1649 days newer than GeForce GTX 1080.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1080

Consumes up to 10% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 180 vs 200 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than GeForce GTX 1080 - 760 vs 680 FPS
Up to 33% better value when playing Valorant than GeForce GTX 1080 - $0.59 vs $0.88 per FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

FPS

680

89%

Value, $/FPS

$0.88/FPS

67%

Price, $

$598

75%

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

Buy for $598 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6932 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

FPS

760

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.59/FPS

100%

Price, $

$449.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

Buy for $449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6931 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

404

FPS

437

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

95

FPS

127

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

680

FPS

760

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

390

FPS

393

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

111

FPS

129

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

110.9 GPixel/s

83%

Texel Fillrate

277.3 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

253.1 GTexel/s

91%

GeForce GTX 1080	vs	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
May 27th, 2016	Release Date	Dec 1st, 2020
GeForce 10	Generation	GeForce 30
$599	MSRP	$399
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5X	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
320.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
1607 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1410 MHz
1733 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1665 MHz
1251 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 1080 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

With selected game settings

Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gaming Desktop PC

598 FPS

$1.84/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 7 5700G

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,099

In Stock

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STGAubron Gaming PC

517 FPS

$1.68/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-6700

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$869.99

In Stock

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Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC

639 FPS

$2.03/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-12700

32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299.99

In Stock

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Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC

626 FPS

$1.92/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

In Stock

Empowered PC Image

625 FPS

$2.08/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 9 5950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,299.99

In Stock

Skytech Gaming Archangel Gaming Computer PC Image

Skytech Gaming Archangel Gaming Computer PC

612 FPS

$3.43/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$2,099.99

In Stock

Skytech Shadow 3.0 Gaming PC Image

Skytech Shadow 3.0 Gaming PC

551 FPS

$2.36/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 5 3600

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299.99

In Stock

Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Image

Skytech Shiva Gaming PC

612 FPS

$1.78/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,087.99

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

649 FPS

$2.16/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-12700F

8 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399

In Stock

Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC

649 FPS

$2.9/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,880.08

In Stock

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