NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory10752
Cores960 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 5080
$999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16GB GDDR7 360W $999.99 Jan 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 170 W | 360 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 10752 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 84 |
| TMUs | 112 | 336 |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 293.1 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 56.28 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 64.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 378 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 45600 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
36148 (+302%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
297747 (+225%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
410.9 FPS (+276%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
36508 (+116%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (330 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+186%)
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+200%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+244%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+186%)
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+200%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+244%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+226%)
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+219%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+273%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+181%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+205%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+227%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+208%)
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 140 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+222%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+268%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+196%)
AVG 166 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+215%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+255%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+191%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+214%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+200%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Wins!
Based on 330 benchmarks across 89 games
33
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+208.4%
102
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
33
Avg FPS
27
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
329
Wins
102
Avg FPS
86
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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