The GeForce RTX 3070 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only £822.57 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3070
- Up to 52% cheaper – £752.41 vs £1574.98
- Consumes up to 39% less energy – 220 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 8 GB
GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3070
Sep 1st, 2020
Average FPS
129
60%
Min 1% FPS
76
55%
Price, £
£752.41
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.83/FPS
100%
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£752.41
In Stock
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£669.00
In Stock
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£615.29
In Stock
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, £
£1574.98
47%
Value, £/FPS
£7.35/FPS
79%
Buy on Amazon
£1,574.98
In Stock
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£1,906.87
In Stock
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£1,899.00
In Stock
GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 3070
Sep 1st, 2020
Memory
8 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
448 GB/s
47%
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
49%
Texture Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
36%
FP32
20.31 TFLOPS
36%
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 3070 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$499.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
220 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 165.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 317.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 20.31 TFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
