GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 18 May 2023
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
GeForce RTX 3080
Memory: 10240Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 1 Sep 2020
GeForce RTX 3080

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    100%
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    133%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

160 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080

33% 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)

GeForce RTX 3080

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3080

The GeForce RTX 3080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBGeForce RTX 3080
GPU NameAD106 (AD106-350-A1)vsGA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1)
Fab Process5 nmvs8 nm
Die Size190 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors22,900 millionvs28,000 million
Shaders4352vs8704
Tensor Cores136vsnone
Raytracing Cores34vsnone
Compute Units34vs68
Core clock2310 MHzvs1440 MHz
ROPs48vs96
TMUs136vs272

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBGeForce RTX 3080
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6X
Bus Width128 bitvs320 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
vs1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs10240 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBGeForce RTX 3080
TDP160 wattsvs320 watts
Release Date18 May 2023vs1 Sep 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    121.70 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    164.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    344.80 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    465.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    288.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    760.30 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    22060.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    29770.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    119
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    131
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    111

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    179
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    208

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    89
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    96
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    129

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    161
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    202

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    117
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    159

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    51
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    29
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    83
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    58
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    87

FPS (higher is better)