GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce RTX 3060, which comes with GPU core speed of 1320 MHz, and (Unknown) MB of GDDR6 memory set to run at 1875 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 3584 SPUs, 112 TAUs, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
GeForce GTX 1080		180 Watts
	Difference: 10 Watts (6%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce RTX 3060 should in theory be a little bit superior to the GeForce GTX 1080 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1080		327680 MB/sec
	Difference: 40960 (13%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1080 is a lot (about 74%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce RTX 3060. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1080		257120 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 109280 (74%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1080 is a lot (approximately 62%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce RTX 3060, and also capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1080		102848 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 39488 (62%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.