NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has higher Memory bandwidth (912 GB/s vs 272 GB/s)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has lower TDP (115 W vs 350 W)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has higher Memory bus width (384 bit vs 128 bit)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has higher Shading cores (8,960 vs 3,072)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has higher RT cores (70 vs 24)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Performance
VRAM12 GB▲8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory bus width384 bit▲128 bit
Memory bandwidth912 GB/s▲272 GB/s
Shading cores8,960▲3,072
RT cores70▲24
Tensor / AI cores280▲96
Base clock1260 MHz1830 MHz▲
Boost clock1710 MHz2460 MHz▲
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 2DLSS 3
Power & Size
TDP350 W115 W▲
Recommended PSU750 W550 W▲
Power connector2× 8-pin / 12-pin1× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Card length285 mm240 mm▲
Slot width2.7 slots—
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DP, 1× HDMI