GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX 4080

Place in the ranking	2	108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.05	no data
Power efficiency	19.40	16.22
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD103	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	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 cores	9728	3584
Core clock speed	2205 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	2505 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	45,900 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	761.5	199.0
Floating-point processing power	48.74 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	48
TMUs	304	112
Tensor Cores	304	112
Ray Tracing Cores	76	28

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 4.0 x16
Length	310 mm	242 mm
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	716.8 GB/s	240.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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.

RTX 4080 89.96
+125%

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.96

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 4080 34593
+125%

RTX 3060 8 GB 15367

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	237 +137%	100−110 −137%
1440p	165 +136%	70−75 −136%
4K	107 +138%	45−50 −138%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.06	no data
1440p	7.27	no data
4K	11.21	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	200−210 +127%	90−95 −127%
Cyberpunk 2077	231 +131%	100−105 −131%
Elden Ring	274 +128%	120−130 −128%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +134%	50−55 −134%
Counter-Strike 2	217 +128%	95−100 −128%
Cyberpunk 2077	115 +130%	50−55 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	527 +129%	230−240 −129%
Metro Exodus	173 +131%	75−80 −131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +140%	65−70 −140%
Valorant	751 +150%	300−310 −150%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +134%	50−55 −134%
Counter-Strike 2	202 +138%	85−90 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	105 +133%	45−50 −133%
Dota 2	201 +136%	85−90 −136%
Elden Ring	420 +133%	180−190 −133%
Far Cry 5	155 +138%	65−70 −138%
Fortnite	300−350 +137%	130−140 −137%
Forza Horizon 4	512 +133%	220−230 −133%
Grand Theft Auto V	178 +137%	75−80 −137%
Metro Exodus	172 +129%	75−80 −129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +126%	95−100 −126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +140%	65−70 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +132%	75−80 −132%
Valorant	550−600 +130%	260−270 −130%
World of Tanks	270−280 +133%	120−130 −133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +134%	50−55 −134%
Counter-Strike 2	187 +134%	80−85 −134%
Cyberpunk 2077	95 +138%	40−45 −138%
Dota 2	233 +133%	100−105 −133%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +136%	75−80 −136%
Forza Horizon 4	480 +129%	210−220 −129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +126%	95−100 −126%
Valorant	575 +130%	250−260 −130%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	162 +131%	70−75 −131%
Elden Ring	246 +146%	100−105 −146%
Grand Theft Auto V	162 +131%	70−75 −131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +133%	75−80 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +133%	40−45 −133%
World of Tanks	500−550 +135%	220−230 −135%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +149%	35−40 −149%
Counter-Strike 2	125 +127%	55−60 −127%
Cyberpunk 2077	65 +141%	27−30 −141%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +129%	70−75 −129%
Forza Horizon 4	390 +129%	170−180 −129%
Metro Exodus	149 +129%	65−70 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	191 +139%	80−85 −139%
Valorant	485 +131%	210−220 −131%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	107 +138%	45−50 −138%
Dota 2	185 +131%	80−85 −131%
Elden Ring	148 +128%	65−70 −128%
Grand Theft Auto V	185 +131%	80−85 −131%
Metro Exodus	104 +131%	45−50 −131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +132%	90−95 −132%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +137%	27−30 −137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	185 +131%	80−85 −131%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +128%	40−45 −128%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +129%	55−60 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +129%	14−16 −129%
Dota 2	227 +127%	100−105 −127%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +133%	45−50 −133%
Fortnite	95−100 +140%	40−45 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	195 +129%	85−90 −129%
Valorant	245 +145%	100−105 −145%