NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 has higher Shading cores (8,704 vs 3,072)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 has higher RT cores (68 vs 24)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 has higher Tensor / AI cores (272 vs 96)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 has higher Memory bandwidth (760 GB/s vs 272 GB/s)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has lower TDP (115 W vs 320 W)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Performance
VRAM10 GB▲8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory bus width320 bit▲128 bit
Memory bandwidth760 GB/s▲272 GB/s
Shading cores8,704▲3,072
RT cores68▲24
Tensor / AI cores272▲96
Base clock1440 MHz1830 MHz▲
Boost clock1710 MHz2460 MHz▲
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 2DLSS 3
Power & Size
TDP320 W115 W▲
Recommended PSU750 W550 W▲
Power connector2× 8-pin1× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Card length285 mm240 mm▲
Slot width2.5 slots—
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DP, 1× HDMI