nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory10752
Cores960 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 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 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 (225 benchmarks)
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+217%)
AVG 184 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+224%)
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+248%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assetto Corsa Rally
8.1 2025 • Racing Supernova Games Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+170%)
AVG 143 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+184%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+253%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Anno 117 Pax Romana
7.5 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Ubisoft Mainz
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+182%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+188%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+267%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5080 (+230%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5080 (+226%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5080 (+270%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+182%)
AVG 203 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+221%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+294%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+184%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+191%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+294%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+170%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+200%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+244%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5080 (+163%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5080 (+225%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5080 (+244%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Wins!
Based on 225 benchmarks across 64 games
34
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+198.2%
100
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
224
Wins
100
Avg FPS
84
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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