GeForce 8300 vs RTX 3060 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and GeForce 8300, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3060 Ti
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 200 Watt
53.15
+20342%

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms 8300 by a whopping 20342% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking491355
Place by popularity26not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation68.51no data
Power efficiency18.340.45
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGA104C78
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 December 2020 (4 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores486416
Core clock speed1410 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHzno data
Number of transistors17,400 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate253.14.000
Floating-point processing power16.2 TFLOPS0.048 TFLOPS
ROPs804
TMUs1528
Tensor Cores152no data
Ray Tracing Cores38no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCI
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.54.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2N/A
CUDA8.6-

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 53.15
+20342%
GeForce 8300 0.26

  • Passmark

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 3060 Ti 20437
+20135%
GeForce 8300 101

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 HD1420−1
1440p78-0−1
4K49-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.81no data
1440p5.12no data
4K8.14no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 161 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 83 0−1
Elden Ring 141 0−1
Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 124 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 91 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 220
+21900%
1−2
−21900%
Metro Exodus 113 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100 0−1
Valorant 320
+31900%
1−2
−31900%
Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 106 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 81 0−1
Dota 2 142 0−1
Elden Ring 187 0−1
Far Cry 5 103 0−1
Fortnite 210−220
+21200%
1−2
−21200%
Forza Horizon 4 192 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 141 0−1
Metro Exodus 97 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+21400%
1−2
−21400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 89 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180 0−1
Valorant 220−230
+22600%
1−2
−22600%
World of Tanks 270−280
+27800%
1−2
−27800%
Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 97 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 75 0−1
Dota 2 135 0−1
Far Cry 5 110−120 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 174 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+21400%
1−2
−21400%
Valorant 274
+27300%
1−2
−27300%
Dota 2 97 0−1
Elden Ring 101 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 97 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 57 0−1
World of Tanks 300−350
+34100%
1−2
−34100%
Battlefield 5 85−90 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 62 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 50 0−1
Far Cry 5 160−170 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 139 0−1
Metro Exodus 93 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110 0−1
Valorant 219
+21800%
1−2
−21800%
Counter-Strike 2 36 0−1
Dota 2 107 0−1
Elden Ring 57 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 107 0−1
Metro Exodus 43 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 38 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 107 0−1
Battlefield 5 65−70 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 60−65 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 24 0−1
Dota 2 109 0−1
Far Cry 5 90−95 0−1
Fortnite 85−90 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 84 0−1
Valorant 122 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 53.15 0.26
Recency 1 December 2020 17 April 2007
Chip lithography 8 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 40 Watt

RTX 3060 Ti has a 20342.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 8300, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8300 in performance tests.


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