GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 3080 is a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080, however, it's a slightly better value for money, as it's $953.18 cheaper!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3080

Up to 54% cheaper – $801.79 vs $1754.97
A slightly better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 11% less energy – 320 vs 360 Watts

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 60% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 10 GB

GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

Average FPS

151

71%

Min 1% FPS

65%

Price, €

€801.79

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.3/FPS

100%

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 10GB 320-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD Video Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio 10G LHR Gaming Graphics Card - NVIDIA RTX 3080 LHR, GPU 1830 MHz, 10 GB GDDR6X Memory, Black

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Average FPS

214

100%

Min 1% FPS

139

100%

Price, €

€1754.97

45%

Value, €/FPS

€8.2/FPS

65%

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080GAMING OC-16GD

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Video Card 16GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 / TUF-RTX5080-O16G-GAMING

MSI VGA GEFORCE RTX 5080 16G Ventus 3X OC Plus RTX5080 16GB GDRR7 256 B DX12 PCIE 5.0 X16 (3XDP 1XHDMI)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC SFF 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 Master ICE 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2805MHz Core Clock, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA DLSS 4, GV-N5080AORUSM ICE-16GD

Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 5080 Master 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2805MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD

MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Vanguard SOC Launch Edition Graphics Card VD8973

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX ™ 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe® 5.0, HDMI®/DP 2.1, 3.6-Slot, Military-Grade Components, Protective PCB Coating, axial-tech Fans, Vapor Chamber)

GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games

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GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

17662

53%

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

33109

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

Memory

10 GB

62%

Memory Bandwidth

760.3 GB/s

79%

Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

49%

Texture Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

53%

FP32

29.77 TFLOPS

53%

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Memory

16 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

960 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

335 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

879.3 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

56.28 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3080	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 5080
General
Sep 1st, 2020	Release Date	Jan 30th, 2025
$699.00	MSRP	$999.00
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 50
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
320 W	Power Consumption	360 W
Memory
10 GB	Memory Size	16 GB
GDDR6X	Memory Type	GDDR7
320-bit	Memory Bus	256-bit
760.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	960 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
164.2 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	335 GPixel/s
465.1 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	879.3 GTexel/s
29.77 TFLOPS	FP32	56.28 TFLOPS