GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G, chip, information processing units.

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

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.695 GHz+ 5 % 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.860 GHz+ 7 % 1.867 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.835 GHz 1.777 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  180 W 170 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 180 W+ 6 %
• 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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 34 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4a
• 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_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

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
  No Decode

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

• Length
  280 mm 296 mm
• Height
  114 mm 117 mm
• Width
  41 mm 56 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite 12G and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2021
• Release price
  -- 459 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1080G1 GAMING-8GD GV-N3060AORUS E-12GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet