GPU head-to-head · curated specs + live pool data
RTX 3080VSRTX 3060
The launch legend. Still very playable, just power-hungry by modern standards.
Full breakdown →Specifications
| RTX 3080 | RTX 3060 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 10 or 12 GB GDDR6X | 12 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 320/384-bit | 192-bit |
| TBP | 320 W | 170 W |
| PCIe | Gen 4 | Gen 4 |
| Local AI (Q4 fit) | 8B · ~85 tok/s @8B | 14B · ~40 tok/s @8B |
Live benchmark data
Not enough verified runs yet for a fair pool verdict — averages appear once each side has at least five.
Verdict — RTX 3080
Great card in its era. If you have one, keep it — it's still perfectly capable. Newer cards match its performance at half the power draw.
Verdict — RTX 3060
Aged surprisingly well because of that VRAM. Cheap on the used market and still competent for 1080p. Local LLM/Stable Diffusion crowd loves it for the VRAM/price ratio.