GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR vs MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 LHR NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
• GPU Chip
  GA106-302-A1 TU104
• Execution units
  28 46
• Shader
  3584 2944
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  112 184

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

• Memory Size
  12 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.515 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.837 GHz+ 3 % 1.860 GHz+ 9 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.777 GHz 1.710 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  170 W 260 W+ 21 %
• TDP (up)
  210 W+ 24 % 310 W+ 30 %
• Tjunction max
  -- 89 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- 1

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion MSI Mystic Light

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
  280 mm 305 mm
• Height
  116 mm 169 mm
• Width
  41 mm 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1365 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q2/2019
• Release price
  519 $ 849 $
• Structure size
  8 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N3060VISION OC-12GD --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet