Comparison

GTX 1080 vs RTX 3060

The RTX 3060 is 15.4% faster than GTX 1080 in synthetic benchmark and 50.7% less expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$428

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 284

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Value

18

Value

31

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3DMark Performace

7570

3DMark Performace

8739

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+15.4%

Video Memory

8 GB

Video Memory

12 GB

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+50.0%

Power Consumption

180W

Power Consumption

170W

Efficiency

42

Efficiency

51

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Release Date

2016

Release Date

2021

MSRP

599 $

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+82.1%

MSRP

329 $

Is GTX 1080 better than RTX 3060?

GTX 1080 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3060's. RTX 3060 offers 72.2% better value fo money.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 1080 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 42, lower than that of RTX 3060 51. Consuming 170 watts, RTX 3060 has 21.4% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption