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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1080 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1691 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1080.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 7% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 1080 - 72 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $297.53 vs $598.99
- Up to 54% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 1080 - $4.13 vs $8.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 170 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 12 vs 8 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG Strix Graphics Card (STRIX-GTX1080-A8G-GAMING)
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
72
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$297.53
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
76%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
71%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $599 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 | 12 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1080 or GeForce RTX 3060
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
59 FPS
$20.05/FPS
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Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$18.89/FPS
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Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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42 FPS
$23.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$25.12/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$37.73/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$24.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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32 FPS
$38.28/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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39 FPS
$35.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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46 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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42 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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