GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GTX 780M SLI

Place in the ranking	284	105
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.79	16.31
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N14E-GTX	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3072	3584
Core clock speed	823 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	7080 Million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	199.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	112
Tensor Cores	no data	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	240.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−102%

200−210
+102%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−103%

65−70
+103%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −97%	130−140 +97%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −102%	95−100 +102%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −104%	110−120 +104%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −100%	250−260 +100%
Hitman 3	40−45 −100%	80−85 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −95.9%	190−200 +95.9%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −100%	140−150 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −104%	110−120 +104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −94%	130−140 +94%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −95.7%	180−190 +95.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −97%	130−140 +97%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −102%	95−100 +102%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −104%	110−120 +104%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −100%	250−260 +100%
Hitman 3	40−45 −100%	80−85 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −95.9%	190−200 +95.9%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −100%	140−150 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −104%	110−120 +104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −94%	130−140 +94%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −95.7%	180−190 +95.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −102%	95−100 +102%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −100%	250−260 +100%
Hitman 3	40−45 −100%	80−85 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −95.9%	190−200 +95.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −94%	130−140 +94%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −95.7%	180−190 +95.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
−104%

110−120

+104%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −92.3%	75−80 +92.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −104%	230−240 +104%
Hitman 3	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −97.4%	75−80 +97.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −102%	240−250 +102%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−97%

65−70
+97%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Hitman 3	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −102%	210−220 +102%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−94.4%

35−40
+94.4%

This is how GTX 780M SLI and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 8 GB is 102% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.53	39.88
Recency	30 May 2013	12 October 2022
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	170 Watt

RTX 3060 8 GB has a 104.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 17.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.