The GeForce RTX 3090 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $345.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3090
- Consumes up to 3% less energy – 350 vs 360 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 24 vs 16 GB
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 19% cheaper – $1484.99 vs $1829.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3090
Sep 1st, 2020
Average FPS
162
76%
Min 1% FPS
99
71%
Price, $
$1829.99
81%
Value, $/FPS
$11.29/FPS
61%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, $
$1484.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.93/FPS
100%
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$1,484.99
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$1,959.00
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$1,878.00
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$1,788.99
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$1,787.98
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$2,066.58
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$2,200.48
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$2,213.89
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GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 3090
Sep 1st, 2020
Memory
24 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
936.2 GB/s
98%
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
57%
Texture Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
63%
FP32
35.58 TFLOPS
63%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
16 GB
67%
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 3090 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
| $1,499.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
350 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
24 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6X | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 189.8 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 556 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 35.58 TFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
