NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is ahead by 11% on our index and meets the recommended card of 4 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 27 30
Video memory 12 GB 11 GB
Rated power 170 W 250 W
Launch price $329 $699
Index per $100 8.2 4.3
Games at recommended 268 264
Released20212017
FeaturesDLSS · FSR · ray tracingFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 22528
- Fortnite2832
- Palworld2832
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti scores 30 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB's 27, a 11% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB meets the recommended graphics card of 268 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 264.