GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	124	98
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.76	33.12
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18E-G3	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	$812	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q has 41% better value for money than RTX 3060 8 GB.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3072	3584
Core clock speed	975 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1230 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	207.4	199.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	11000 MHz	15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	352.0 GB/s	240.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 35.74

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.86
+11.5%

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms RTX 2080 Super Max-Q by 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 13801

RTX 3060 8 GB 15392
+11.5%

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms RTX 2080 Super Max-Q by 12% in Passmark.

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 HD	113 −6.2%	120−130 +6.2%
1440p	77 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
4K	47 −6.4%	50−55 +6.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60

−12.7%

60−65
+12.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −12.5%	90 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Battlefield 5	100−105 −16%	110−120 +16%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −12.9%	96 +12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Far Cry 5	100−105 −19%	119 +19%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −16.9%	152 +16.9%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −16.7%	140−150 +16.7%
Hitman 3	65−70 −13.8%	70−75 +13.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −16%	174 +16%
Metro Exodus	170−180 −14.7%	195 +14.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −17.6%	100 +17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −12.5%	130−140 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −13.8%	90−95 +13.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −18.5%	77 +18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Battlefield 5	100−105 −16%	110−120 +16%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −17.3%	88 +17.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −17.6%	100 +17.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −14.7%	109 +14.7%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −16.7%	140−150 +16.7%
Hitman 3	65−70 −13.8%	70−75 +13.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −20%	140−150 +20%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −14.5%	126 +14.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −15.3%	98 +15.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −12.5%	130−140 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −19.2%	143 +19.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −13.8%	90−95 +13.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −12%	56 +12%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −20%	66 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −20%	72 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −16.7%	140−150 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 −18%	118 +18%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −12.5%	130−140 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −17.3%	88 +17.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −13.8%	90−95 +13.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85

−16.3%

93
+16.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −13.3%	65−70 +13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 −18%	118 +18%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −17.8%	53 +17.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −30%	35−40 +30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −20%	66 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −18.5%	77 +18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −13.8%	70−75 +13.8%
Hitman 3	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −18.7%	89 +18.7%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −15.4%	75 +15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −13.3%	85−90 +13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −25%	50−55 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −14.8%	30−35 +14.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

−13.8%

74
+13.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −20%	35−40 +20%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −17.1%	41 +17.1%
Hitman 3	24−27 −20.8%	27−30 +20.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −25.7%	40−45 +25.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −26.7%	38 +26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −20%	54 +20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −18.5%	32 +18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −25%	30 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −18.5%	32 +18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −22.5%	45−50 +22.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −13.3%	51 +13.3%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −15%	46 +15%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%