NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory10752
Cores960 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $329.99 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 5080
$999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16GB GDDR7 360W $999.99 Jan 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 350 W | 360 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 10752 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 84 |
| TMUs | 280 | 336 |
| ROPs | 96 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 293.1 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 56.28 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 64.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 378 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 45600 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 750 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
36148 (+80%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
297747 (+72%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
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
410.9 FPS (+94%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
36508 (+37%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (237 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 5080 (+60%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+56%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+63%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+55%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+51%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+51%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5080 (+52%)
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 138 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5080 (+57%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5080 (+71%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+49%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+63%)
AVG 217 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+63%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+49%)
AVG 225 FPS
MIN 188 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+53%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+72%)
AVG 184 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+72%)
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Wins!
Based on 237 benchmarks across 68 games
66
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+52.8%
101
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
66
Avg FPS
54
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
233
Wins
101
Avg FPS
83
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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