nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $1999 Jan 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 350 W | 575 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 1790 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 21760 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 170 |
| TMUs | 280 | 680 |
| ROPs | 96 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 1636.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 104.8 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 96.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 92200 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 950 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
53022 (+164%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
419309 (+142%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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
624.6 FPS (+195%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
39505 (+49%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (167 benchmarks)
Alien Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition
8.2 2025 • Action Survios
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+99%)
AVG 249 FPS
MIN 229 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+122%)
AVG 184 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+156%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
SILENT HILL f
8 2025 • Action, Adventure NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+123%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+140%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+168%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+111%)
AVG 152 FPS
MIN 140 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+146%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light The Beast
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+140%)
AVG 175 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+155%)
AVG 143 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+158%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Titan Quest II
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG, Early Access Grimlore Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+106%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+121%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+134%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Tales of the Shire A The Lord of The Rings Game
7.8 2025 • Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation Wētā Workshop
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+2%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+28%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+91%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
Killing Floor 3
7 2025 • Action Tripwire Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+138%)
AVG 157 FPS
MIN 140 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+159%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+178%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 167 benchmarks across 50 games
63
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+108.9%
131
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
63
Avg FPS
53
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
163
Wins
131
Avg FPS
113
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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