GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX 2080 Super Mobile

Place in the ranking	115	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	17.94	16.10
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 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	1365 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	299.5	199.0
Floating-point processing power	9.585 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	192	112
Tensor Cores	384	112
Ray Tracing Cores	48	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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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	139 −0.7%	140−150 +0.7%
1440p	95 +0%	95−100 +0%
4K	64 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+4.6%

65−70

−4.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 +3.2%	95−100 −3.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +4.2%	120−130 −4.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	109 −0.9%	110−120 +0.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +4.6%	65−70 −4.6%
Far Cry 5	144 +2.9%	140−150 −2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	157 +4.7%	150−160 −4.7%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0.5%	190−200 −0.5%
Hitman 3	80−85 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +1.3%	160−170 −1.3%
Metro Exodus	144 +2.9%	140−150 −2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 +0.8%	120−130 −0.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +1.4%	140−150 −1.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −1.6%	130−140 +1.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +4.2%	120−130 −4.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	99 −1%	100−105 +1%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +4.6%	65−70 −4.6%
Far Cry 5	107 +7%	100−105 −7%
Far Cry New Dawn	117 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0.5%	190−200 −0.5%
Hitman 3	80−85 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +1.3%	160−170 −1.3%
Metro Exodus	144 +2.9%	140−150 −2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 +1.1%	90−95 −1.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	217 −1.4%	220−230 +1.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	278 −0.7%	280−290 +0.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 −1.4%	75−80 +1.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +4.6%	65−70 −4.6%
Far Cry 5	75 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0.5%	190−200 −0.5%
Hitman 3	80−85 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	154 +2.7%	150−160 −2.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +1.7%	180−190 −1.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 +3%	100−105 −3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −1.6%	130−140 +1.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

107
+7%

100−105

−7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	81 +1.3%	80−85 −1.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +7.5%	40−45 −7.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	57 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Far Cry 5	56 +1.8%	55−60 −1.8%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −0.5%	220−230 +0.5%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +0.8%	120−130 −0.8%
Metro Exodus	90 +0%	90−95 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	137 +5.4%	130−140 −5.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +1.8%	55−60 −1.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	274 +1.5%	270−280 −1.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

86
+1.2%

85−90

−1.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Hitman 3	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0.6%	180−190 −0.6%
Metro Exodus	75 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +1.3%	75−80 −1.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Far Cry 5	33 +10%	30−33 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +8%	50−55 −8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 +4%	75−80 −4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

49
+8.9%

45−50

−8.9%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Mobile and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 8 GB is 1% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
RTX 3060 8 GB is 2% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.28	39.93
Recency	2 April 2020	12 October 2022
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt

RTX 2080 Super Mobile has 13.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 1.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile 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.