GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs RTX 3080

Place in performance ranking	23	92
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.49	23.85
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)	7 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$823 (1.2x MSRP)	$530

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 12 GB has 2% better value for money than RTX 3080.

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	8704	2176
Core clock speed	1450 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	184 Watt
Texture fill rate	465.1	224.4

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	285 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 8-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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	19000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	760.3 GB/s	336.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

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	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.5	7.5

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 3080 65.39
+59.3%

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.05

RTX 3080 outperforms RTX 2060 12 GB by 59% based on our aggregated 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 3080 25308
+59.3%

RTX 2060 12 GB 15890

RTX 3080 outperforms RTX 2060 12 GB by 59% 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	164 +64%	100−110 −64%
1440p	122 +62.7%	75−80 −62.7%
4K	85 +70%	50−55 −70%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130

+69.3%

75−80
−69.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +68.3%	60−65 −68.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	111 +70.8%	65−70 −70.8%
Battlefield 5	172 +72%	100−105 −72%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +67%	100−105 −67%
Cyberpunk 2077	138 +62.4%	85−90 −62.4%
Far Cry 5	157 +65.3%	95−100 −65.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	129 +61.3%	80−85 −61.3%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +66.4%	110−120 −66.4%
Hitman 3	172 +72%	100−105 −72%
Horizon Zero Dawn	166 +66%	100−105 −66%
Red Dead Redemption 2	152 +60%	95−100 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	194 +61.7%	120−130 −61.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	134 +67.5%	80−85 −67.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +68.3%	60−65 −68.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	96 +60%	60−65 −60%
Battlefield 5	156 +64.2%	95−100 −64.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +67%	100−105 −67%
Cyberpunk 2077	134 +67.5%	80−85 −67.5%
Far Cry 5	150 +66.7%	90−95 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	124 +65.3%	75−80 −65.3%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +66.4%	110−120 −66.4%
Hitman 3	167 +67%	100−105 −67%
Horizon Zero Dawn	149 +65.6%	90−95 −65.6%
Metro Exodus	128 +60%	80−85 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +70%	70−75 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	187 +70%	110−120 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	303 +59.5%	190−200 −59.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	119 +70%	70−75 −70%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +68.3%	60−65 −68.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 +60%	55−60 −60%
Battlefield 5	145 +61.1%	90−95 −61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	131 +63.8%	80−85 −63.8%
Far Cry 5	140 +64.7%	85−90 −64.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	112 +60%	70−75 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +66.4%	110−120 −66.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	149 +65.6%	90−95 −65.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	101 +68.3%	60−65 −68.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +68.6%	70−75 −68.6%
Hitman 3	164 +64%	100−105 −64%
Horizon Zero Dawn	131 +63.8%	80−85 −63.8%
Metro Exodus	95 +72.7%	55−60 −72.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	84 +68%	50−55 −68%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150 +66.7%	90−95 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +60%	45−50 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +68.9%	45−50 −68.9%
Battlefield 5	124 +65.3%	75−80 −65.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +72%	50−55 −72%
Far Cry 5	135 +68.8%	80−85 −68.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	107 +64.6%	65−70 −64.6%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +66.7%	90−95 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +67.1%	70−75 −67.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	81 +62%	50−55 −62%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +60%	45−50 −60%
Hitman 3	109 +67.7%	65−70 −67.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	44 +63%	27−30 −63%
Metro Exodus	65 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +60%	35−40 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 +72%	50−55 −72%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +64.3%	70−75 −64.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
Battlefield 5	91 +65.5%	55−60 −65.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 +79.2%	24−27 −79.2%
Far Cry 5	94 +70.9%	55−60 −70.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +61.8%	55−60 −61.8%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +61.5%	65−70 −61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	54 +80%	30−33 −80%

This is how RTX 3080 and RTX 2060 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 is 64% faster than RTX 2060 12 GB in 1080p
RTX 3080 is 62.7% faster than RTX 2060 12 GB in 1440p
RTX 3080 is 70% faster than RTX 2060 12 GB in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	65.39	41.05
Recency	16 September 2020	7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	184 Watt