GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Prices and Stock
MSRP $999

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF 16G Scheda Grafica - 16 GB GDDR7, 256 bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2670MHz Frequenza Base, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, GV-N5080WF3OC-16GD

ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition, Scheda Grafica 16 GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCIe 5.0, HDMI, DisplayPort, Software GPU Tweak III, Nera, TUF-RTX5080-O16G-GAMING

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G SUPRIM SOC GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2760 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, formato ATX

ASUS PRIME NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition, Scheda Grafica 16 GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCIe 5.0, 1 HDMI, 3 DisplayPort, Software GPU Tweak III, Nera, PRIME-RTX5080-O16G

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G INSPIRE 3X OC GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2655 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, pronta per SFF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

Asus Dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC Edition Scheda Grafica, 12GB GDDR6 192-bit 15 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU NVIDIA Ampere, DUAL-RTX3060-O12G-V2

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Scheda grafica - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC V2 Scheda grafica - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1792MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD

Karta graficzna GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 128bit 2DP/2HDMI

INNO3D GEFORCE RTX 3060 TWIN X2 NVIDIA 12 Go GDDR6

Gigabyte SVGA GEFORCE RTX 3060 GAMING OC 12GB

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 5080 outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 5080 is 1479 days newer than GeForce RTX 3060.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 5080

Performs up to 46% better in Lost Ark than GeForce RTX 3060 - 297 vs 203 FPS
Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 16 vs 12 GB

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Up to 82% better value when playing Lost Ark than GeForce RTX 5080 - €1.45 vs €8.08 per FPS
Consumes up to 53% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 - 170 vs 360 Watts

This is a free version of Lost Ark.

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GeForce RTX 5080

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2025

FPS

297

100%

Value, €/FPS

€8.08/FPS

18%

Price, €

€2399.99

100%

FPS Winner

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF 16G Scheda Grafica - 16 GB GDDR7, 256 bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2670MHz Frequenza Base, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, GV-N5080WF3OC-16GD

Buy for €2,399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 333 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

203

68%

Value, €/FPS

€1.45/FPS

100%

Price, €

€293.83

816%

Value Winner

Asus Dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC Edition Scheda Grafica, 12GB GDDR6 192-bit 15 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU NVIDIA Ampere, DUAL-RTX3060-O12G-V2

Buy for €293.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 335 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GeForce RTX 5080

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2025

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

348

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

686

FPS

974

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

131

FPS

197

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

114

FPS

348

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Maximum

180

FPS

240

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 5080

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2025

Pixel Fillrate

335 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

879.3 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

25%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

23%

GeForce RTX 5080	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 30th, 2025	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 50	Generation	GeForce 30
$999	MSRP	$329
1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 16-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR7	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
960 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
2295 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
2617 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1875 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz