GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 3060
Availability
MSRP in USD: $699
MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDRR6 256-bit HDMI/DP/USB Ray Tracing Turing Architecture Graphics Card (RTX 2080 VENTUS 8G)
Buy on Amazon
$999.95
In Stock
Same as Founder’s Edition
Updated 15 minutes ago
Availability
MSRP in USD: $329
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD REV2.0 Video Card
Buy on Amazon
$379.99
In Stock
1777 1837 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 15 minutes ago
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 845 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
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Up to 62% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 — $379.99 vs $999.95
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Up to 59% better value when playing Fortnite than GeForce RTX 2080 — $2.04 vs $4.95 per FPS
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Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 — 170 vs 215 Watts
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Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 — 12 vs 8 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920×1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.95/FPS
-43%
Price, $
$999.95
38%
FPS Winner
MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDRR6 256-bit HDMI/DP/USB Ray Tracing Turing Architecture Graphics Card (RTX 2080 VENTUS 8G)
Buy for $999.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
186
91%
Value, $/FPS
$2.
04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$379.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD REV2.0 Video Card
Buy for $379.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15 minutes ago
Resolution
1920×1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
819
FPS
645
FPS
League of Legends
190
FPS
170
FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
366
FPS
282
FPS
VALORANT
375
FPS
307
FPS
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
202
FPS
186
FPS
Fortnite
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.
3 GPixel/s
72%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
42%
|
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
vs |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20th, 2018 | Release Date |
Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $699 | MSRP |
$329 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
|
Desktop |
Segment |
Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory |
12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
|
448 GB/s |
Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
|
1515 MHz |
Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed |
1777 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed |
1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2080 or GeForce RTX 3060
Fortnite, 1080p, High
CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Supreme Liquid Cool Gaming PC
207
FPS
$
6.
14
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,269.99
In Stock
Updated 1 minutes ago
ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC
196
FPS
$
5.11
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,002
In Stock
Updated 5 minutes ago
CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC
196
FPS
$
6.12
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,199.99
In Stock
Updated 7 minutes ago
SkyTech Shadow 3.
0 Gaming Computer PC
156
FPS
$
7.05
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,099.99
In Stock
Updated 6 minutes ago
iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC
180
FPS
$
5.28
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$949.99
In Stock
Updated 1 minutes ago
SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC
156
FPS
$
7.
05
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,099.99
In Stock
Updated 6 minutes ago
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC
166
FPS
$
7.83
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,299.99
In Stock
Updated 7 minutes ago
ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC
177
FPS
$
5.3
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$937.23
In Stock
Updated 108 minutes ago
[Geforce RTX 3060] 2022 HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC
144
FPS
$
6.
94
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$999
In Stock
Updated 5 minutes ago
SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC
166
FPS
$
7.94
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,318.25
In Stock
Updated 7 minutes ago
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GeForce RTX 3060
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GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 2080
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- VGA Benchmarks
- GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 2080
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GeForce RTX 3060
100%
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GeForce RTX 2080
115%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 |
15% higher gaming performance. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2080
The GeForce RTX 2080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (50 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 2080 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-300-A1) | vs | TU104 (TU104-400A-A1) | |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 12 nm | |
| Die Size | 300 mm² | vs | 0 mm² | |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | vs | unknown | |
| Shaders | 3840 | vs | 2944 | |
| Compute Units | 30 | vs | 23 | |
| Core clock | 1627 MHz | vs | 1515 MHz | |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 64 | |
| TMUs | 120 | vs | 184 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 2080 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 | |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit | |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
vs | 1750 MHz 14000 MHz effective |
|
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 2080 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | 180 watts | vs | 200 watts | |
| Release Date | UNRELEASED | vs | 20 Aug 2018 |
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GeForce RTX 3060
118.
50 GP/s -
GeForce RTX 2080
106.90 GP/s
GigaPixels — higher is better
-
GeForce RTX 3060
222.20 GT/s
-
GeForce RTX 2080
307.30 GT/s
GigaTexels — higher is better
-
GeForce RTX 3060
336.00 GB/s
-
GeForce RTX 2080
448.00 GB/s
GB/s — higher is better
-
GeForce RTX 3060
14220.00 GFLOPs
-
GeForce RTX 2080
9833.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs — higher is better
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
68
-
GeForce RTX 2080
66
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
128
-
GeForce RTX 2080
134
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
142
-
GeForce RTX 2080
166
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
131
-
GeForce RTX 2080
183
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
-
GeForce RTX 3060
62
-
GeForce RTX 2080
75
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
92
-
GeForce RTX 2080
98
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
108
-
GeForce RTX 2080
119
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
72
-
GeForce RTX 2080
91
FPS (higher is better)
-
GeForce RTX 3060
158
-
GeForce RTX 2080
174
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
70
-
GeForce RTX 2080
79
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
46
-
GeForce RTX 2080
46
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
71
-
GeForce RTX 2080
77
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
152
-
GeForce RTX 2080
156
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
121
-
GeForce RTX 2080
119
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
153
-
GeForce RTX 2080
168
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
-
GeForce RTX 3060
128
-
GeForce RTX 2080
154
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
64
-
GeForce RTX 2080
77
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
54
-
GeForce RTX 2080
57
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
97
-
GeForce RTX 2080
106
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
107
-
GeForce RTX 2080
127
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
101
-
GeForce RTX 2080
124
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
-
GeForce RTX 3060
39
-
GeForce RTX 2080
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
69
-
GeForce RTX 2080
79
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
85
-
GeForce RTX 2080
109
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
60
-
GeForce RTX 2080
72
FPS (higher is better)
-
GeForce RTX 3060
105
-
GeForce RTX 2080
125
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
55
-
GeForce RTX 2080
62
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
37
-
GeForce RTX 2080
42
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
56
-
GeForce RTX 2080
61
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
100
-
GeForce RTX 2080
112
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
82
-
GeForce RTX 2080
84
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
114
-
GeForce RTX 2080
124
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
-
GeForce RTX 3060
90
-
GeForce RTX 2080
111
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
48
-
GeForce RTX 2080
60
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
34
-
GeForce RTX 2080
36
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
57
-
GeForce RTX 2080
64
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
61
-
GeForce RTX 2080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
61
-
GeForce RTX 2080
70
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
-
GeForce RTX 3060
19
-
GeForce RTX 2080
25
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
39
-
GeForce RTX 2080
47
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
48
-
GeForce RTX 2080
63
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
42
-
GeForce RTX 2080
49
FPS (higher is better)
-
GeForce RTX 3060
56
-
GeForce RTX 2080
70
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
34
-
GeForce RTX 2080
39
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
20
-
GeForce RTX 2080
28
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
35
-
GeForce RTX 2080
39
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
50
-
GeForce RTX 2080
55
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
44
-
GeForce RTX 2080
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
66
-
GeForce RTX 2080
68
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
GeForce RTX 3060
28
-
GeForce RTX 2080
35
FPS (higher is better)
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 2070 Super |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 3060 | Radeon RX 5700 XT |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 2080 | GeForce RTX 2070 Super |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 2080 | Radeon RX 5700 XT |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 2080 Super | TITAN V |
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