NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory10240
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
VS
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
12GB GDDR6X 350W $989.99 May 2021
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
$1199 • May 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $2,955.99 Jan 2025
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | 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 | 1665 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 1790 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 10240 | 21760 |
| RT Cores | 80 | 170 |
| TMUs | 320 | 680 |
| ROPs | 112 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 186.5 GPixel/s | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 1636.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 34.1 GFLOPS | 104.8 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 6.00 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
21408
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
53022 (+148%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
196756
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
419309 (+113%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
227.3 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
624.6 FPS (+175%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26976
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
39505 (+46%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (279 benchmarks)
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+80%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+113%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+153%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+84%)
AVG 169 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+111%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+121%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+119%)
AVG 186 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+140%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+166%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+117%)
AVG 206 FPS
MIN 179 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+128%)
AVG 178 FPS
MIN 160 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+132%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+159%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+179%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+222%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+124%)
AVG 152 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+144%)
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+183%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+114%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+136%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+153%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+124%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+158%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+164%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+333%)
AVG 450 FPS
MIN 407 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+323%)
AVG 381 FPS
MIN 351 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+361%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 262 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+123%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+139%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+143%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+100%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 187 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+112%)
AVG 191 FPS
MIN 163 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+140%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+203%)
AVG 518 FPS
MIN 453 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 171 FPS
MIN 145 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+231%)
AVG 483 FPS
MIN 404 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+272%)
AVG 398 FPS
MIN 350 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 279 benchmarks across 76 games
69
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
VS
+109%
144
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
69
Avg FPS
56
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
274
Wins
144
Avg FPS
121
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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