GeForce RTX 3060 vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
37.41

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking12682
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.38
Power efficiencyno data18.03
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores51203584
Core clock speed1556 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data199.0
Floating-point processing powerno data12.74 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data360.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 37.41
RTX 3060 44.43
+18.8%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 49645
+75%
RTX 3060 28375

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 55056
RTX 3060 79706
+44.8%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 39902
+86.6%
RTX 3060 21379

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 172848
+43.2%
RTX 3060 120745

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 443627
RTX 3060 537787
+21.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 142
RTX 3060 175
+23%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 60
RTX 3060 67
+12.4%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 12
+31.8%
RTX 3060 9

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 80
+7.5%
RTX 3060 75

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 55
+10.6%
RTX 3060 50

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 47
+13.9%
RTX 3060 41

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 103
RTX 3060 114
+10.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 10
RTX 3060 10
+2%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD136
+11.5%
122
−11.5%
1440p60−65
−20%
72
+20%
4K96
+92%
50
−92%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.70
1440pno data4.57
4Kno data6.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−24.7%
95−100
+24.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
79
+0%
Elden Ring 130−140
+9.2%
119
−9.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−8.8%
110−120
+8.8%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−24.7%
95−100
+24.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+2.6%
77
−2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−26.3%
226
+26.3%
Metro Exodus 90−95
−31.9%
120
+31.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
Valorant 140−150
−21.5%
180−190
+21.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−8.8%
110−120
+8.8%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−24.7%
95−100
+24.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+9.7%
72
−9.7%
Dota 2 110−120
−23.7%
146
+23.7%
Elden Ring 130−140
−14.6%
149
+14.6%
Far Cry 5 95−100
−10.5%
105
+10.5%
Fortnite 160−170
−12.7%
180−190
+12.7%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−0.6%
180
+0.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
−19.5%
141
+19.5%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+4.6%
87
−4.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 116
−80.2%
200−210
+80.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 169
+4.3%
160−170
−4.3%
Valorant 140−150
−21.5%
180−190
+21.5%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−8.8%
110−120
+8.8%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−24.7%
95−100
+24.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+31.7%
60
−31.7%
Dota 2 110−120
−24.6%
147
+24.6%
Far Cry 5 95−100
−8.4%
100−110
+8.4%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+16.2%
154
−16.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 83
−152%
200−210
+152%
Valorant 140−150
−21.5%
180−190
+21.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70
−17.4%
81
+17.4%
Elden Ring 75−80
−13.3%
85
+13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−17.4%
81
+17.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−24.3%
45−50
+24.3%
World of Tanks 230−240
−18.1%
280−290
+18.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−11.4%
75−80
+11.4%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−27%
45−50
+27%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
−19.2%
140−150
+19.2%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−7.5%
115
+7.5%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−8.5%
89
+8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−26.6%
80−85
+26.6%
Valorant 110−120
−28.7%
140−150
+28.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−26.3%
45−50
+26.3%
Dota 2 70−75
−13.9%
82
+13.9%
Elden Ring 35−40
−25.7%
44
+25.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−13.9%
82
+13.9%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−3.2%
32
+3.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 169
+15%
140−150
−15%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−13.9%
82
+13.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−23.3%
50−55
+23.3%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−26.3%
45−50
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−6.3%
17
+6.3%
Dota 2 70−75
−59.7%
115
+59.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−27.8%
65−70
+27.8%
Fortnite 50−55
−26.9%
65−70
+26.9%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−9.8%
67
+9.8%
Valorant 60−65
−31.7%
75−80
+31.7%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 11% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 92% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 32% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 is 152% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is ahead in 8 tests (13%)
  • RTX 3060 is ahead in 51 test (81%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.41 44.43
Recency 16 August 2016 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm

RTX 3060 has a 18.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.


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