In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 1691 days older than GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile. Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Performs up to 10% better in Minecraft than GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile - 949 vs 865 FPS Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile - 8 vs 6 GB Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Consumes up to 56% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 80 vs 180 WattsKey Differences
Minecraft
TOP 5 Games
Theoretical Performance
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 Mobile |
$599 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
8 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1425 MHz |
1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1080 or GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Minecraft, 1080p, High
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Core i7-11800H 16 GB, 512 GB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Core i7-11800H 16 GB, 1 TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Core i7-11800H 16 GB, 512 GB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Ryzen 5 5600H 16 GB, 512 GB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Core i7-11375H 16 GB, 512 GB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Core i9-11900 32 GB, 1 TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Ryzen 7 5800H 16 GB, 512 GB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Ryzen 7 5800H 16 GB, 1 TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Ryzen 7 5800H 16 GB, N/A Storage GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Core i7-11800H 16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Summary
GeForce RTX 3060
123%
GeForce GTX 1080
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060 |
23% 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) |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 |
Supports PhysX |
Supports G-Sync |
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3060
The GeForce RTX 3060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (47 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-300-A1) | vs | GP104 (GP104-400-A1) | |
Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 16 nm | |
Die Size | 300 mm² | vs | 314 mm² | |
Transistors | 13,250 million | vs | 7,200 million | |
Shaders | 3840 | vs | 2560 | |
Compute Units | 30 | vs | 20 | |
Core clock | 1627 MHz | vs | 1607 MHz | |
ROPs | 64 | vs | 64 | |
TMUs | 120 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5X | |
Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit | |
Memory Speed | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective | vs | 1251 MHz 10008 MHz effective | |
Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
TDP | 180 watts | vs | 180 watts | |
Release Date | UNRELEASED | vs | 27 May 2016 |
GeForce RTX 3060
118.50 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1080
102.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3060
222.20 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1080
257.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3060
336.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1080
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3060
14220.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1080
8228.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
68
GeForce GTX 1080
53
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
128
GeForce GTX 1080
108
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
142
GeForce GTX 1080
125
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
131
GeForce GTX 1080
129
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
GeForce RTX 3060
62
GeForce GTX 1080
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
92
GeForce GTX 1080
70
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
108
GeForce GTX 1080
110
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce RTX 3060
158
GeForce GTX 1080
125
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
70
GeForce GTX 1080
58
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
46
GeForce GTX 1080
41
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
71
GeForce GTX 1080
50
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
152
GeForce GTX 1080
128
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
121
GeForce GTX 1080
91
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
153
GeForce GTX 1080
127
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 3060
128
GeForce GTX 1080
105
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
64
GeForce GTX 1080
54
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
54
GeForce GTX 1080
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
97
GeForce GTX 1080
84
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
107
GeForce GTX 1080
95
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
101
GeForce GTX 1080
96
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
GeForce RTX 3060
39
GeForce GTX 1080
28
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
69
GeForce GTX 1080
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
85
GeForce GTX 1080
84
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce RTX 3060
105
GeForce GTX 1080
80
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
55
GeForce GTX 1080
45
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
37
GeForce GTX 1080
30
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
56
GeForce GTX 1080
39
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
100
GeForce GTX 1080
83
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
82
GeForce GTX 1080
62
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
114
GeForce GTX 1080
91
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 3060
90
GeForce GTX 1080
82
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
48
GeForce GTX 1080
40
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
34
GeForce GTX 1080
25
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
57
GeForce GTX 1080
49
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
61
GeForce GTX 1080
55
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
61
GeForce GTX 1080
57
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
GeForce RTX 3060
19
GeForce GTX 1080
12
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
39
GeForce GTX 1080
32
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
48
GeForce GTX 1080
45
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce RTX 3060
56
GeForce GTX 1080
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
34
GeForce GTX 1080
28
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
20
GeForce GTX 1080
17
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
35
GeForce GTX 1080
24
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
50
GeForce GTX 1080
41
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3060
44
GeForce GTX 1080
33
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
66
GeForce GTX 1080
53
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3060
28
GeForce GTX 1080
21
FPS (higher is better)