Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 Ti outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is 845 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 67% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - $284.99 vs $862.55
- Up to 63% better value when playing Lost Ark than GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - $1.43 vs $3.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - 170 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 9% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - 12 vs 11 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- Performs up to 13% better in Lost Ark than GeForce RTX 3060 - 224 vs 199 FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
199
88%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$284.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
Buy for $284.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 185 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.85/FPS
37%
Price, $
$862.55
33%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
Buy for $862.55 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 185 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
62%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
47%
Pixel Fillrate
136 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
420.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$329 | MSRP | $999 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 11 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
192-bit | Bus | 352-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 616 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1350 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
IPASON Gaming PC
171
FPS
$
4.39
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC
167
FPS
$
5.99
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC
181
FPS
$
7.1
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Empowered PC
168
FPS
$
4.05
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
ASUS ROG Strix G15 Gaming Desktop PC
177
FPS
$
7.1
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
ViprTech Ghost 2.0 Gaming PC
161
FPS
$
5.28
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
[Geforce RTX 3060] 2022 HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC
143
FPS
$
6.65
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC
161
FPS
$
6.21
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC
177
FPS
$
6.21
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC
171
FPS
$
5.96
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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