NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 has higher Tensor / AI cores (368 vs 112)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 has higher RT cores (46 vs 28)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB has higher VRAM (12 GB vs 8 GB)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 has higher Memory bus width (256 bit vs 192 bit)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB has lower TDP (170 W vs 215 W)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Performance
VRAM8 GB12 GB▲
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width256 bit▲192 bit
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s▲360 GB/s
Shading cores2,9443,584▲
RT cores46▲28
Tensor / AI cores368▲112
Base clock1515 MHz▲1320 MHz
Boost clock1710 MHz1777 MHz▲
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 2DLSS 2
Power & Size
TDP215 W170 W▲
Recommended PSU650 W550 W▲
Power connector1× 8-pin + 6-pin1× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Card length267 mm242 mm▲
Slot width2 slots2 slots
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4, 1× HDMI 2.03× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.1