GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
January 2022 (recently)
Release date
1 September 2021 (less than a year ago)
$799
Launch price (MSRP)
$329
$2266 (2.8x MSRP)
Price now
no data
GA102
GPU code name
GA104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
465.1
Texture fill rate
199.0
8704
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3584
1710 MHz
Boost clock speed
1777 MHz
28,300 million
Number of transistors
17,400 million
320 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
170 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
285 mm
Length
242 mm
1x 12-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 can be seen in this section.

GDDR6X
Memory type
GDDR6
12 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
384 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
19 GB/s
Memory clock speed
15 GB/s
912.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
360.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104, the size and number of monitors.

1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 is the additional functionality.

8.6
CUDA
8.6

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.2
6.6
Shader Model
6.6
3.0
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB or GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

More memory bandwidth (912.4 GB/s vs 360.0 GB/s)

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

There is no accountable advantage

So, GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB or GeForce RTX 3060 GA104?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB .

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB versus GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 performance benchmarks comparison

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