NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR7
Memory6144
Cores672 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $329.99 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 5070
$549 • Mar 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
12GB GDDR7 250W $519.99 Mar 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 350 W | 250 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2512 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 6144 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 48 |
| TMUs | 280 | 192 |
| ROPs | 96 | 80 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 201 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 482.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 30.87 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 48.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 263 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 31100 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 600 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
20091
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
23103 (+15%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
190967 (+10%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
211.5 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
29107 (+10%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (312 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+14%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+13%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+9%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+14%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+13%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+9%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+29%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+19%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+12%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+10%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+11%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+4%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+22%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+18%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+15%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+17%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+16%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+12%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 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 5070 (+17%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+23%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+0%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Wins!
Based on 312 benchmarks across 86 games
64
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+14.6%
73
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
14
Wins
64
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
4%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR7
285
Wins
73
Avg FPS
61
Min FPS
91%
Win Rate
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