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
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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 (243 benchmarks)
Gears of War: E-Day Beta
7 2026 • Action, Adventure The Coalition
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+7%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+25%)
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beast of Reincarnation
7.6 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG GAME FREAK inc.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Halo: Campaign Evolved
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Halo Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+18%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+35%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+2%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+27%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+34%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 243 benchmarks across 66 games
64
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+14.5%
56
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
222
Wins
64
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
91%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
15
Wins
56
Avg FPS
46
Min FPS
6%
Win Rate
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