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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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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 14% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 1080 - 49 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $299.99 vs $598.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 1080 - $6.12 vs $13.91 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
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
49
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.12/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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MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
76%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
71%
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$329 | MSRP | $599 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1733 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1251 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 1080
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
48 FPS
$24.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$27.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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46 FPS
$21.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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44 FPS
$22.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$995
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46 FPS
$27.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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40 FPS
$23.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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44 FPS
$27.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,225
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46 FPS
$38.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,749
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45 FPS
$15.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
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45 FPS
$30.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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