GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile vs RTX 3060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	165	27
Place by popularity	90	not in top-100
Power efficiency	28.34	41.25
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA106	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores	3840	7424
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1290 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	171.0	386.3
Floating-point processing power	10.94 TFLOPS	24.72 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	80
TMUs	120	232
Tensor Cores	120	232
Ray Tracing Cores	30	58

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 size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	6 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	432.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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 Mobile 32.53

RTX 4080 Mobile 65.10
+100%

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 Mobile 12550

RTX 4080 Mobile 25113
+100%

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 27419

RTX 4080 Mobile 56772
+107%

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 57333

RTX 4080 Mobile 111294
+94.1%

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609

RTX 4080 Mobile 41431
+101%

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 104826

RTX 4080 Mobile 131005
+25%

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 466087

RTX 4080 Mobile 703825
+51%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 3060 Mobile 8222

RTX 4080 Mobile 18441
+124%

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	98 −62.2%	159 +62.2%
1440p	66 −56.1%	103 +56.1%
4K	42 −73.8%	73 +73.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

103

−44.7%

149
+44.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −58.6%	110−120 +58.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 −22.4%	90−95 +22.4%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −59.4%	160−170 +59.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −56.1%	100−110 +56.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 −66.3%	143 +66.3%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −43.8%	100−110 +43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −56.1%	120−130 +56.1%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −26%	210−220 +26%
Hitman 3	106 −5.7%	110−120 +5.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −45.1%	200−210 +45.1%
Metro Exodus	164 +10.1%	140−150 −10.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −37.5%	110−120 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −80.9%	200−210 +80.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −22%	140−150 +22%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −58.6%	110−120 +58.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 −45.3%	90−95 +45.3%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −59.4%	160−170 +59.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −56.1%	100−110 +56.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 −79.7%	124 +79.7%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −43.8%	100−110 +43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −56.1%	120−130 +56.1%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −26%	210−220 +26%
Hitman 3	108 −3.7%	110−120 +3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	189 −9%	200−210 +9%
Metro Exodus	129 −15.5%	140−150 +15.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	102 −7.8%	110−120 +7.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	158 −122%	351 +122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −61.8%	110−120 +61.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	158 +9.7%	140−150 −9.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −58.6%	110−120 +58.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 −111%	118 +111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −56.1%	100−110 +56.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 −95.2%	121 +95.2%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −43.8%	100−110 +43.8%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −26%	210−220 +26%
Hitman 3	96 −16.7%	110−120 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120 −71.7%	200−210 +71.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140 −127%	318 +127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 −121%	172 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	46 −139%	110 +139%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−14.6%

110−120
+14.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −64%	80−85 +64%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 −93.8%	93 +93.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −65.8%	60−65 +65.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −110%	82 +110%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −63.2%	60−65 +63.2%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −41.2%	260−270 +41.2%
Hitman 3	64 −15.6%	70−75 +15.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85 −44.7%	120−130 +44.7%
Metro Exodus	85 −11.8%	95−100 +11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 −135%	237 +135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −218%	140 +218%
Watch Dogs: Legion	116 −92.2%	220−230 +92.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−13.8%

90−95
+13.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −78.1%	55−60 +78.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −88.5%	45−50 +88.5%
Hitman 3	41 −7.3%	40−45 +7.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −31.9%	211 +31.9%
Metro Exodus	60 −25%	75−80 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 −113%	117 +113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11 −400%	55 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −85%	35−40 +85%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −160%	39 +160%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −88.9%	30−35 +88.9%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −75.6%	75−80 +75.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 −102%	121 +102%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 −195%	56 +195%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−15.9%

50−55
+15.9%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and RTX 4080 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 Mobile is 62% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 56% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 74% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 10% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 Mobile is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
RTX 4080 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.53	65.10
Recency	12 January 2021	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	110 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has 37.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 100.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.