NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory4608
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $329.99 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
$429 • Apr 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
16GB GDDR7 180W $429.99 Apr 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 350 W | 180 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2572 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 4608 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 36 |
| TMUs | 280 | 144 |
| ROPs | 96 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 123.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 370.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 23.7 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 32.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 181 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 21900 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| 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
20091 (+24%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
16185
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382 (+17%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
148626
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
211.5 FPS (+23%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
171.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575 (+16%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
22918
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (186 benchmarks)
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 3080 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+32%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+18%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 163 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+25%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+34%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 186 benchmarks across 54 games
65
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+19.6%
55
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
177
Wins
65
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
4
Wins
55
Avg FPS
44
Min FPS
2%
Win Rate
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