AMD Radeon 8060S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data splits cleanly, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti taking every head-to-head test in the database. The AMD Radeon 8060S does not hold a single win across the three compared workloads. The RTX 3080 Ti leads in all three categories: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Geekbench OpenCL, and Geekbench Vulkan. For users prioritizing raw compute throughput and DX12 gaming performance, the NVIDIA card is the clear choice from these measurements.

However, the AMD Radeon 8060S is not without its own positioning. Its average benchmark score of 55,757 places it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, which is higher than the RTX 3080 Ti's 83rd percentile ranking. This discrepancy arises because the average score includes a broader set of workloads, and the AMD card's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (0.1% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (0.6% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (1.7% ahead). The RTX 3080 Ti's nearest rivals are much lower in the database: the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (0.8% ahead), the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB (1.2% behind), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (2% ahead). This suggests the AMD part competes in a higher average-score tier despite losing the specific head-to-head tests.

The use-case split is straightforward: if the workload is one of the three tested, the RTX 3080 Ti wins decisively. If the workload is something not covered by these tests, the AMD Radeon 8060S holds a higher percentile position and a higher average score, indicating better overall balance across the database's full benchmark suite.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies and manufacturing generations. The AMD Radeon 8060S uses the Strix Halo chip built on RDNA 3.5 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The die measures 308 mm², and the transistor count is listed as unknown in the database. This is a mobile-generation part labeled under Navi Mobile (RX 8000M), with a 55 W TDP, an integrated graphics form factor, no power connectors, and a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface. Its memory is system-shared, meaning size, type, bus width, and bandwidth are all dependent on the host system.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop-class part from the GeForce 30-series, using the GA102 chip on Ampere architecture. It is fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung, with a die size of 628 mm² and 28,300 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 45.1M per mm². The TDP is 350 W, it uses a dual-slot form factor, requires a single 12-pin power connector, and a suggested 750 W power supply. It has dedicated 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16, and display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

The compute resources differ dramatically. The AMD part has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 40 ray tracing cores, with no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA part has 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 80 ray tracing cores, and 320 tensor cores. The clock speeds also differ: AMD base clock is 1295 MHz with a 2900 MHz boost, while NVIDIA's base is 1365 MHz with a 1665 MHz boost. The AMD part achieves a higher boost clock, but the NVIDIA part has vastly more parallel hardware.

Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is identical. The AMD part is production status Active, released January 5, 2025, with a predecessor of Polaris Mobile. The NVIDIA part is End-of-life, released May 30, 2021, with a predecessor of GeForce 20 and successor of GeForce 40.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The largest margin in the head-to-head tests appears in Geekbench Vulkan, where the RTX 3080 Ti scores 192,697 against the Radeon 8060S's 80,483, a delta of -58.2% for the AMD part. This is a massive gap, indicating that in Vulkan compute workloads, the NVIDIA card delivers more than double the performance. The second-largest margin is in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where the RTX 3080 Ti scores 5,077 versus 2,162, a delta of -57.4% for AMD. This test is often indicative of gaming performance under DirectX 12, and the NVIDIA card leads by a wide margin.

The smallest delta in the head-to-head set is Geekbench OpenCL, where the RTX 3080 Ti scores 170,037 versus 84,626, a delta of -50.2%. Even here, the NVIDIA card is roughly twice as fast. All three tests favor NVIDIA, and the deltas are all in the -50% to -58% range, showing consistency across different API types. There is no single workload in the comparison where the AMD part narrows the gap; the performance deficit is uniform.

When looking at average scores, the picture shifts. The Radeon 8060S averages 55,757, which is 35% higher than the RTX 3080 Ti's 41,187. This is because the NVIDIA card's average includes multiple PassMark tests with low scores (e.g., PassMark DirectX 9 at 274, DirectX 10 at 184, DirectX 11 at 223, DirectX 12 at 110), which drag its average down. The AMD part only has three benchmarks in the database, all of which are relatively high. Therefore, the average score is not directly comparable across different benchmark suites, and the head-to-head results should be treated as the more reliable indicator for the specific tests run.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins with a score of 5,077 versus the AMD Radeon 8060S's 2,162, a delta of -57.4% for the AMD part.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has an average benchmark score of 55,757, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has an average of 41,187. The AMD part sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, and the NVIDIA part sits in the 83rd percentile.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S uses system-shared memory, with size, type, bus width, and bandwidth all system-dependent. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has higher ray tracing core count?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has 80 ray tracing cores, while the AMD Radeon 8060S has 40 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA part also has 320 tensor cores, while the AMD part has none listed.

Q: What are the power requirements for each?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has a TDP of 55 W and requires no power connectors, as it is an integrated graphics processor. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has a TDP of 350 W, uses a single 12-pin power connector, and has a suggested power supply of 750 W.

Q: What is the release date and production status for each?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S was released on January 5, 2025, and is listed as Active in production. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti was released on May 30, 2021, and is listed as End-of-life.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measurable specification. The process node is 4 nm for AMD versus 8 nm for NVIDIA. The die size is 308 mm² for AMD versus 628 mm² for NVIDIA. Transistor count is unknown for AMD, while NVIDIA has 28,300 million. The AMD part has a base clock of 1295 MHz and boost of 2900 MHz; the NVIDIA part has a base of 1365 MHz and boost of 1665 MHz.

Memory is system-shared for AMD versus 12 GB GDDR6X for NVIDIA, with a 384-bit bus and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth for NVIDIA. The AMD part has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 40 RT cores. The NVIDIA part has 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 80 RT cores, and 320 tensor cores.

Pixel rate is 185.6 GPixel/s for AMD versus 186.5 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. Texture rate is 464.0 GTexel/s for AMD versus 532.8 GTexel/s for NVIDIA. FP32 performance is 14.85 TFLOPS for AMD versus 34.10 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. FP16 is 14.85 TFLOPS (1:1) for AMD versus 34.10 TFLOPS (1:1) for NVIDIA.

TDP is 55 W for AMD versus 350 W for NVIDIA. The AMD part is an IGP with no power connectors; the NVIDIA part is dual-slot with a 12-pin connector and a 750 W suggested PSU. The bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16 for AMD versus PCIe 4.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are portable-device-dependent for AMD versus 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for NVIDIA. Dimensions: AMD has none listed; NVIDIA is 285 mm long, 112 mm high, and 40 mm wide. The AMD part has no launch MSRP; the NVIDIA part has a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear split by workload type and form factor. For users who need maximum performance in the three tested benchmarks (3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Geekbench OpenCL, Geekbench Vulkan), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the only choice. It leads by roughly 50% to 58% in each test, and those deltas are too large to ignore for any compute-heavy or DX12 gaming workload. The RTX 3080 Ti also has dedicated 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth, which is a concrete advantage over the system-shared memory of the AMD part, even though the memory bandwidth of the AMD part is system-dependent and could vary.

However, the AMD Radeon 8060S wins on efficiency and integration. Its 55 W TDP versus 350 W means it is designed for portable devices, not desktop expansion slots. It has no power connectors, a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, and a 4 nm process, making it a modern integrated solution. Its average benchmark score of 55,757 and 87th percentile ranking are higher than the RTX 3080 Ti's 41,187 and 83rd percentile, suggesting that in other untested workloads, the AMD part may perform better relative to its peers.

The RTX 3080 Ti is end-of-life, while the Radeon 8060S is active and newer by release date. The NVIDIA card has a massive raw compute advantage (34.10 TFLOPS versus 14.85 TFLOPS FP32) and double the shading units, TMUs, ROPs, and RT cores. The verdict from the database: if the workload is one of the tested benchmarks, the RTX 3080 Ti is the definitive winner. If the workload is untested and the user prioritizes a modern, low-power integrated GPU with a higher average score and percentile, the Radeon 8060S is the pick. The data does not support the AMD part in any direct comparison, but it does support its placement in a higher average-score tier.