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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: $699
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 845 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 34% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $298.34 vs $454.96
- Up to 31% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 2080 - $1.75 vs $2.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 170 vs 215 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3060 - 179 vs 170 FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
170
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$298.34
100%
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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GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.54/FPS
68%
Price, $
$454.96
65%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
77%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
63%
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 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$329 | 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 360 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 or GeForce RTX 2080
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
148 FPS
$7.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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124 FPS
$9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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133 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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148 FPS
$10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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111 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$924.99
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127 FPS
$11.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,479.99
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148 FPS
$9.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,396.05
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124 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002.37
In Stock
111 FPS
$8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$995
In Stock
133 FPS
$9.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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