GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
VS
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
VS
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
31
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Value for money (0-100)
1.25
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
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Code name
GA106
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Type
Desktop
4 January 2021 (less than a year ago)
Release date
12 January 2021
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Launch price (MSRP)
$329
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Price now
$420
GN20-E7 GA104
GPU code name
Laptop
Market segment

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
3584
780 MHz
Core clock speed
1320 MHz
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Boost Clock
1778 MHz
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Transistor count
13,250 million
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
170 Watt
239.0
Texture fill rate
198.0
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CUDA cores
8.6
6144
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1245 MHz
Boost clock speed
17,400 million
Number of transistors
80 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Length
242 mm 9.5 inches
None
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin (8+4)
large
Laptop size
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Bus support
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Width
112 mm 4.4 inches

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 Max-Q and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
16 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
192 bit
6000 MHz
Memory clock speed
320.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
360.0 GB/s
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Shared memory

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060, the size and number of monitors.

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

Technologies

The difference between GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 is the additional functionality.

8.6
CUDA

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060. 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
6.5
Shader Model
2.0
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 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 Max-Q or NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
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 Max-Q

More maximum RAM amount (16 GB vs 12 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060

1.8% faster in synthetic tests

More memory bandwidth (360.0 GB/s vs 320.0 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

So, GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q or NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 .

GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q versus NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
5.0 Out of 2 CpusData Score NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060