The GeForce RTX 3080 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only £470.03 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3080
- Up to 30% cheaper – £1104.95 vs £1574.98
- Consumes up to 11% less energy – 320 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money 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
91
65%
Price, £
£1104.95
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.31/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
£1,104.95
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
£1,041.28
In Stock
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, £
£1574.98
70%
Value, £/FPS
£7.35/FPS
99%
Buy on Amazon
£1,574.98
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
£1,906.87
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
£1,899.00
In Stock
GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
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 | SpecificationsComparison 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 |
