GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs GTX 880M SLI

Place in performance ranking	250	164
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N15E-GX-A2	GN20-E3 GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3072	3840
Core clock speed	954 MHz	817 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1702 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 3540 Million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	206 Watt	115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	no data	171.0
Floating-point performance	no data	10.94 gflops

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	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
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 8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	336.0 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

No outputs

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (FL 11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 880M SLI 21.67

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.54
+50.2%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 880M SLI 36366

RTX 3060 Mobile 57333
+57.7%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 880M SLI 15823

RTX 3060 Mobile 27419
+73.3%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 880M SLI 11817

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+74.4%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 880M SLI 77057

RTX 3060 Mobile 104826
+36%

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	75 −34.7%	101 +34.7%
1440p	40−45 −67.5%	67 +67.5%
4K	24−27 −66.7%	40 +66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−194%

103
+194%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −45.8%	70−75 +45.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −105%	76 +105%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −47.2%	100−110 +47.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −46.7%	65−70 +46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −146%	86 +146%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −43.1%	70−75 +43.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −41.4%	80−85 +41.4%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −30.1%	170−180 +30.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −147%	106 +147%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −36.5%	140−150 +36.5%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −116%	164 +116%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −37.9%	80−85 +37.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −57.5%	110−120 +57.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −22.9%	110−120 +22.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −45.8%	70−75 +45.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −73%	64 +73%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −47.2%	100−110 +47.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −46.7%	65−70 +46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −97.1%	69 +97.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −43.1%	70−75 +43.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −41.4%	80−85 +41.4%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −30.1%	170−180 +30.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −151%	108 +151%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −81.7%	189 +81.7%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −69.7%	129 +69.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −75.9%	102 +75.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −116%	158 +116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −41.7%	65−70 +41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −64.6%	158 +64.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −45.8%	70−75 +45.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −51.4%	56 +51.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −46.7%	65−70 +46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −77.1%	62 +77.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −43.1%	70−75 +43.1%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −30.1%	170−180 +30.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −123%	96 +123%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −15.4%	120 +15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −91.8%	140 +91.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −62.5%	78 +62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +109%	46 −109%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−65.5%

96
+65.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −47.6%	60−65 +47.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −129%	48 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −52%	35−40 +52%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −200%	39 +200%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −52%	35−40 +52%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −50.8%	180−190 +50.8%
Hitman 3	24−27 −146%	64 +146%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −88.9%	85 +88.9%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −107%	85 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −120%	101 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −69.2%	40−45 +69.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +9.5%	116 −9.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−122%

80
+122%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −45.5%	30−35 +45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −52.9%	24−27 +52.9%
Hitman 3	16−18 −141%	41 +141%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −41.6%	160−170 +41.6%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −150%	60 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −139%	55 +139%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +0%	11 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −66.7%	20−22 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −200%	15 +200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −131%	60 +131%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −111%	19 +111%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−132%

44
+132%

This is how GTX 880M SLI and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 35% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 68% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 67% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 880M SLI is 109% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 880M SLI is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 69 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.67	32.54
Recency	12 March 2014	4 January 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	206 Watt	115 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 50.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 79.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 880M SLI in performance tests.

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