NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

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GeForce RTX 3060 compared with GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Overview
Released
Released	February 2021	January 2024
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ampere	Ada Lovelace
Shader cores
Shader cores	3,584	10,240
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,780 MHz	2,550 MHz (better)
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA reference GPU specifications; photo shows Gainward's stock-clock 12 GB Ghost partner card. NVIDIA announced worldwide partner availability of the 8 GB revision from November 2022.	–
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process	8 nm (Gainward Ghost datasheet)	–
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Second-generation RT Cores	Third-generation RT Cores; 121 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores	Fourth-generation Tensor Cores; 836 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation	DLSS 3.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction and Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1.32 GHz; NVIDIA rounds boost to 1.78 GHz, while Gainward's stock-clock 12 GB Ghost and 8 GB Pegasus both specify 1,777 MHz	2.29 GHz
Cache
Cache	–	64 MB L2
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	12 GB GDDR6 or 8 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6X
Memory bus
Memory bus	192-bit or 128-bit	256-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	360 GB/s or 240 GB/s	736 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	15 Gbps GDDR6. Original 12 GB is 192-bit with 360 GB/s bandwidth (Gainward Ghost); later 8 GB is 128-bit with 240 GB/s (Gainward Pegasus).	GDDR6X at 23 Gbps
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	170 W (better)	320 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3; check the chosen partner card	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1a; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR	4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC, HDR
Power connector
Power connector	Varies by partner card; Gainward's 12 GB Ghost and 8 GB Pegasus each specify 1 × PCIe 8-pin	1 × 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, or 3 × PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	550 W on NVIDIA's reference specification, based on an Intel Core i9-10900K system	750 W
Slot width
Slot width	Varies by partner card; no Founders Edition model	3-slot (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	–	304 × 137 mm, 3-slot (Founders Edition)
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Seventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode	2 × eighth-generation NVENC, 1 × fifth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode