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GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The GeForce RTX 4080 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 27% to 248%, including 213% in 3DMark Time Spy (27,392 vs 8,747). On qwen3:14b, the GeForce RTX 4080 generates 62.0 tokens/s (per Hardware Corner) against 33.4 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (per tyolab.com), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 4080 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. MSRP range: $1,199 · $329. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecGeForce RTX 4080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
vram gb 1612
vram type GDDR6XGDDR6
tdp w 320170
cuda cores 97283584
rt cores 76—
tensor cores 304—
process nm 5—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Overclocking.com, 3DMark, WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, Hyper Cyber, TopCPU.net, UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic, Tom's Hardware and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkGeForce RTX 4080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
3DMark DirectX Raytracing (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com		 85 FPS—
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com, 3DMark		 48,524 points21,653 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, 3DMark, Hyper Cyber		 17,650 points5,074 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, Overclocking.com, 3DMark		 7,376 points2,170 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic		 6,595 points1,984 points
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 Graphics Score (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —1,978 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, 3DMark, Tom's Hardware		 27,392 points8,747 points
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 —9,755 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: WCCFTech		 14,078 points—
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 1,250 pts984 pts
PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 34,433 pts16,969 pts
Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 1 rank12 rank

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

GeForce RTX 4080

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 4080 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060?

The GeForce RTX 4080 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 27% to 248%, including 213% in 3DMark Time Spy (27,392 vs 8,747).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On qwen3:14b, the GeForce RTX 4080 generates 62.0 tokens/s (per Hardware Corner) against 33.4 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (per tyolab.com), best community run on file for each.

What did the GeForce RTX 4080 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 cost at launch?

The GeForce RTX 4080 launched at a $1,199 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 at $329. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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