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Boost Clock
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
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$725
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 462 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- Up to 46% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $390.74 vs $725.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing F1 23 than GeForce RTX 3080 - $2.05 vs $3.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 184 vs 320 Watts
- Up to 20% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 12 vs 10 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 21% better in F1 23 than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - 232 vs 191 FPS
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
FPS
191
82%
Value, $/FPS
$2.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$390.74
100%
Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC NVIDIA 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
48%
Texel Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
48%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 7th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 10 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 192-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
1470 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
| 1650 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB or GeForce RTX 3080
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
168 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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202 FPS
$11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,291.47
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95 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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190 FPS
$7.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,429.99
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130 FPS
$10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,392.06
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241 FPS
$8.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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168 FPS
$12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
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190 FPS
$7.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,439.99
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177 FPS
$6.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,082.29
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171 FPS
$10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,764.99
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