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