Comparison

GTX 1080 vs RTX 3060

geforce gtx 1080
geforce rtx 3060

Release Date

2016

Release Date

2021

Retail Price

$ 428

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+59.1%

Retail Price

$ 269

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MSRP

599 $

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+82.1%

MSRP

329 $

Peformace

7570

Peformace

8739

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+15.4%

Video Memory

8 GB

Video Memory

12 GB

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+50.0%

Power Consumption

180 W

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+5.9%

Power Consumption

170 W

Is GTX 1080 better than RTX 3060?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 is slower than, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 by -15.4%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 1080 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 42.1, -18.2% lower than that of RTX 3060 51.4. Consuming 170 watts, RTX 3060 has better power consumption to peformance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption

GTX 1080 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3060's by -77.8%. Here is more in depth overview of the price and used prices of GTX 1080 Price History and RTX 3060 Price History