ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition vs KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
• Execution units
  28 20
• Shader
  3584 2560
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  112 160

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  12 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5X
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 1.251 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 320 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.657 GHz+ 3 %
• Boost Clock
  1.867 GHz+ 5 % 1.797 GHz+ 4 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.837 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  170 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  170 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  -- 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  200 mm 296 mm
• Height
  123 mm 144 mm
• Width
  38 mm 43 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2016
• Release price
  459 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  DUAL-RTX3060-O12G 80NSJ6DHL4EK
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet