NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB $329
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB $999
3584 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1777MHz
8960 Shaders
12GB GDDR6X
1710MHz
Peak AI Performance
407.6 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
980.58 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
FP32
30.64 TFLOPS
FP16
12.74 TFLOPS
FP16
30.64 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
170W
TDP
350W
Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL 186,590
61%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA 207,975
59%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan 125,525
61%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 595
78%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
Family
GeForce 30
Family
GeForce 30
Codename
NV176
GA106
Variant
GA106-302
Codename
NV172
GA102
Variant
GA102-220-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
10/27/2022
Release Date
1/27/2022
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Die Size
628 mm²
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Transistor Count
13.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
28.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
48.01M/mm²
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Transistor Density
45.04M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
3584 Shaders
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Shading Units
8960 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
280 TMUs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Render Output Units
112 ROPs
Tensor Cores
112 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
280 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
28 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
70 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
28 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
70 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
3 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
7 GPCs
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1320MHz Base
1777MHz
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1260MHz Base
1710MHz
Peak AI Performance
407.6 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
980.58 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP16
12.74 TFLOPS
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
101.9 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
30.64 TFLOPS
122.57 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
245.15 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
61.29 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
122.57 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
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FP32
30.64 TFLOPS
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FP64
200 GFLOPS
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FP64
480 GFLOPS
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BF16
12.74 TFLOPS
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
30.64 TFLOPS
61.29 TFLOPS Tensor
122.57 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
12.74 TFLOPS Tensor
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
30.64 TFLOPS Tensor
61.29 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
203.8 TOPS Tensor
407.6 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
490.29 TOPS Tensor
980.58 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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101.9 TOPS Tensor
203.8 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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245.15 TOPS Tensor
490.29 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT32
6.37 TOPS
INT32
15.32 TOPS
Ray Tracing
24.9 TOPS
Ray Tracing
59.9 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
85.296 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
191.52 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
199.024 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
478.8 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
2MB Shared
L2
5MB Shared
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8GB
GDDR6
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12GB
GDDR6X
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Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1875MHz
Transfer Rate
15GT/s
Bandwidth
240GB/s
Clock
1188MHz
Transfer Rate
19GT/s
Bandwidth
912GB/s
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TDP
170W
TDP
350W
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Temp
93°C Max
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.1
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
NVENC 7
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Not a Card
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2x Fans
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2x Fans
Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
285 mm (11.22 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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