nvidia
Brand10GB GDDR6X
Memory8704
Cores760.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory10752
Cores960 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
10GB GDDR6X 320W $699 Aug 2020
GeForce RTX 3080
$699 • Aug 2020
VS
GeForce RTX 5080
$999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16GB GDDR7 360W $999 Jan 2025
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 10 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 320 W | 360 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 8704 | 10752 |
| RT Cores | 68 | 84 |
| TMUs | 272 | 336 |
| ROPs | 96 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 320-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 293.1 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 760.3 GTexel/s | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 29.77 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 | 700 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
19022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
36148 (+90%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
161903
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
297747 (+84%)
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
410.9 FPS (+94%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
25153
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
36508 (+45%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (20 benchmarks)
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+62%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Winner
Loser
SILENT HILL f
8 2025 • Action, Adventure NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| dlss quality
GeForce RTX 5080 (+45%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light The Beast
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+70%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 141 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+72%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5080 (+71%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Borderlands 4
7.8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Gearbox Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+69%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+74%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+173%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
7.9 2025 • Action, Adventure Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080 (+99%)
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080 (+137%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080 (+107%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080 (+102%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080 (+111%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080 (+125%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ SNAKE EATER
8.1 2025 • Action, Adventure KONAMI
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+11%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+48%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+68%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Wins!
Based on 20 benchmarks across 7 games
52
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
VS
+76.3%
91
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIA • 10GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
52
Avg FPS
45
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
20
Wins
91
Avg FPS
77
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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