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$454.96
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
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$849
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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$749
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Same as Founder's Edition
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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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
- Performs up to 6% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce RTX 3060 - 85 vs 80 FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 29% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $322.15 vs $454.96
- Up to 25% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce RTX 2080 - $4.03 vs $5.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 170 vs 215 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 12 vs 8 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.35/FPS
75%
Price, $
$454.96
70%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
80
94%
Value, $/FPS
$4.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$322.15
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 Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
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
77%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
63%
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
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$15.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
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68 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
68 FPS
$17.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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73 FPS
$17.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
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57 FPS
$27.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
In Stock
65 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
73 FPS
$30.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
67 FPS
$17.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
In Stock
73 FPS
$19.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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68 FPS
$20.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,378
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