nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory4608
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 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 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 (166 benchmarks)
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
Assetto Corsa Rally
8.1 2025 • Racing Supernova Games Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
Anno 117 Pax Romana
7.5 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Ubisoft Mainz
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+17%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB (+2%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+9%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+9%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+17%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+27%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 166 benchmarks across 49 games
64
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+19.8%
54
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
157
Wins
64
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
4
Wins
54
Avg FPS
44
Min FPS
2%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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