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 (270 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB (+0%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+9%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+17%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+28%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+7%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 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 3080 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+40%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 270 benchmarks across 74 games
63
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+14.5%
55
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
248
Wins
63
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
92%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
15
Wins
55
Avg FPS
46
Min FPS
6%
Win Rate
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