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$598
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
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$598
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$598.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$579
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$667.24
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$322.15
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Boost Clock
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$299.99
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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1080 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1691 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1080.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 2% better in War Thunder than GeForce GTX 1080 - 244 vs 239 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $322.15 vs $598.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing War Thunder than GeForce GTX 1080 - $1.32 vs $2.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 170 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 12 vs 8 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
239
97.95081967213115%
Value, $/FPS
$2.5/FPS
52.800000000000004%
Price, $
$598
53%
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$322.15
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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Updated 309913 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
76.91614066726781%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
71.7634331049405%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $599 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1080 or GeForce RTX 3060
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
152 FPS
$5.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
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197 FPS
$5.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
197 FPS
$5.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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217 FPS
$5.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
In Stock
156 FPS
$10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
In Stock
184 FPS
$5.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
216 FPS
$10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
192 FPS
$6.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
In Stock
217 FPS
$6.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
197 FPS
$6.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,378
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