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
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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 (252 benchmarks)
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+185%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+196%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+221%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5080 (+209%)
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5080 (+210%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5080 (+250%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+195%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+189%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+247%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+183%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+189%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+224%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5080 (+181%)
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 138 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5080 (+200%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5080 (+267%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+173%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+210%)
AVG 217 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+250%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Wins!
Based on 252 benchmarks across 71 games
34
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+198.2%
102
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
27
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
251
Wins
102
Avg FPS
84
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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