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
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 (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 5090 (+119%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+131%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+136%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+99%)
AVG 173 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+104%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+123%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+95%)
AVG 211 FPS
MIN 165 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+99%)
AVG 181 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+137%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+45%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 191 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+96%)
AVG 268 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+161%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+49%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 188 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+80%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+140%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 200 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+76%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+120%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+148%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 237 benchmarks across 68 games
69
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
VS
+100.2%
139
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
232
Wins
139
Avg FPS
116
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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