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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1199
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MSRP in USD: $1199
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4080 is 616 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 82% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 - $281.78 vs $1599.0
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 170 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Performs up to 107% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than GeForce RTX 3060 - 294 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 16 vs 12 GB
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6X Graphics Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
30.399144689950102%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
26.132632961260672%
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$329 | MSRP | $1199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2205 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2505 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 4080
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
$9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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294 FPS
$8.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599.99
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298 FPS
$12.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,749.99
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298 FPS
$13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,049
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295 FPS
$8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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113 FPS
$7.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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295 FPS
$8.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.97
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113 FPS
$6.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$718.99
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300 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,999
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123 FPS
$14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,749.99
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