GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 18 May 2023
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 11 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    100%
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    143%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

190 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

43% 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 12 GB

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 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 12 GB
GPU NameAD106 (AD106-350-A1)vsGA102 (GA102-220-A1)
Fab Process5 nmvs8 nm
Die Size190 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors22,900 millionvs28,300 million
Shaders4352vs8960
Tensor Cores136vs280
Raytracing Cores34vs70
Compute Units34vs70
Core clock2310 MHzvs1260 MHz
ROPs48vs96
TMUs136vs280

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6X
Bus Width128 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
vs1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs12288 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
TDP160 wattsvs350 watts
Release Date18 May 2023vs11 Jan 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    121.70 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    164.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    344.80 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    478.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    288.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    912.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    22060.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    30640.00 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 12 GB
    127

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    131
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    128

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 12 GB
    232

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    89
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    96
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    120

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    161
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    214

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 12 GB
    175

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    51
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    29
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    83
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    118

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 12 GB
    95

FPS (higher is better)