GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Consumes up to 53% less energy – 170 vs 360 Watts

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 8 GB

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Oct 12th, 2022

Average FPS

42%

Min 1% FPS

35%

Price, $

Out of Stock

Value, $/FPS

Not Available

All items are out of stock.

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Average FPS

214

100%

Min 1% FPS

139

100%

Price, $

$1769.99

100%

Value, $/FPS

$8.27/FPS

100%

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)

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

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

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

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

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

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Oct 12th, 2022

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Oct 12th, 2022

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

7384

22%

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

33109

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Oct 12th, 2022

Memory

8 GB

50%

Memory Bandwidth

240 GB/s

25%

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

25%

Texture Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

23%

FP32

12.74 TFLOPS

23%

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 3060 8 GB	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 5080
General
Oct 12th, 2022	Release Date	Jan 30th, 2025
Not Available	MSRP	$999.00
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 50
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
170 W	Power Consumption	360 W
Memory
8 GB	Memory Size	16 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR7
128-bit	Memory Bus	256-bit
240 GB/s	Bandwidth	960 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
85.3 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	335 GPixel/s
199 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	879.3 GTexel/s
12.74 TFLOPS	FP32	56.28 TFLOPS