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$369
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Same as Founder's Edition
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
Availability
MSRP in USD: $699
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$849
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Boost Clock
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$849
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$9.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 1483 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Up to 57% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $369.0 vs $849.0
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 170 vs 215 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 215 vs 192 FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC ULTRA GAMING, 8GB GDDR6, Dual HDB Fans & RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-2183-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
77.9707495429616%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
63.254926891290516%
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1515 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or GeForce RTX 2080
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
121 FPS
$6.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$769.99
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181 FPS
$16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 16 TB HDD
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$2,966.99
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134 FPS
$7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-10700F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,049
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127 FPS
$6.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$849
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178 FPS
$8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,589.99
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178 FPS
$8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
24 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,539.99
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181 FPS
$12.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,322.99
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178 FPS
$8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$1,552.99
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178 FPS
$9.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,647.99
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178 FPS
$9.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,701.99
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