GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Dec 2020
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 23 Jul 2019
GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    104%
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
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)

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 Super

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)

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (53 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce RTX 2080 Super
GPU NameGA104 (GA104-200-A1)vsTU104 (TU104-450-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
Die Size392 mm²vs545 mm²
Transistors17,400 millionvs13,600 million
Shaders4864vs3072
Compute Units38vs48
Core clock1410 MHzvs1650 MHz
ROPs80vs64
TMUs152vs192

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce RTX 2080 Super
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
vs1940 MHz
15520 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce RTX 2080 Super
TDP200 wattsvs215 watts
Release Date1 Dec 2020vs23 Jul 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    133.20 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    116.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    253.10 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    348.50 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    448.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    496.60 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    16200.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    11150.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    83
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    160
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    146

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    191
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    171

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    169
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    185

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    80
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    171
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    165

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    116
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    109

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    119
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    119

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    89
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    196
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    188

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    92
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    47
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    86
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    176
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    158

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    123

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    206
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    190

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    168
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    163

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    86
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    69
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    125
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    146
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    131

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    132
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    130

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    53
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    126
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    87
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    112
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    112

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    77
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    136
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    138

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    73
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    44
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    70
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    131
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    105
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    141

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    122
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    63
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    43
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    75
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    82
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    80
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    26
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    72
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    52
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    67
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    55
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    74
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    45
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    25
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    45
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    67
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    57
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    90
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    38
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    38

FPS (higher is better)