Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 132 86 75 52 | 134 87 79 56 |
 The Witcher 3 | 155 126 91 49 | 154 130 95 48 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 226 167 124 66 | 225 174 124 69 |
 Far Cry 6 | 114 104 86 46 | 115 107 84 49 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 89 71 56 27 | 90 72 55 29 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 109 99 69 44 | 108 101 72 48 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 81 68 49 29 | 82 67 49 29 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 92 84 51 25 | 94 86 51 26 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 140 134 95 54 | 149 136 100 53 |
| 1080p High | 126 | 128 |
| 1080p Ultra | 104 | 107 |
| 1440p Ultra | 77 | 79 |
| 4K Ultra | 44 | 45 |
| Deviation | Low | Medium |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 12006 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 50424 | n/a |
| Port Royal | 7203 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 29079 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 81866 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 211 frames/s | 171 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 123.6 frames/s | 112.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 5.78 Gpix/sec | 3.82 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 8.03 Gpix/sec | 5.06 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 6.25 Gpix/sec | 5.45 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.17 Gpix/sec | 1.24 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 543.2 Gpix/sec | 515.3 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 17774.9 fps | 16147.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 638 | 779 |
| DirectX 11 | 146 fps | 185 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 73 fps | 72 fps |
| GPU Compute | 7335 Ops/s | 8422 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 710.4 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 610.8 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 516.4 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 2609 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 3715.8 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 253.4 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 3938 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 7525 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 23623 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 19973 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 41164 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 77589 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2880 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 5811 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 9966 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 37206 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 136961 |
| Framework | n/a | ONNX |
| Backend | n/a | DirectML |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 12, 2021 | April, 14, 2025 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Codename | GA104 (GN20-E7) | GB207 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 780-1350 MHz | 920-1430 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1245-1710 MHz | 1455-2497 MHz |
| Shader Units | 6144 | 3328 |
| TMUs | 192 | 104 |
| ROPs | 96 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 48 | 26 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 48 | 26 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 | 104 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 4000 KB/core | 32000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 120-164 Gpix/sec | 70-120 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 239-328 GTex/s | 151-260 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 15.3-21 TFLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| TGP | 80-165 W | 45-125 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor Size | 392 mm² | 181 mm² |
| Transistor count | 17.4 billion | 21.9 billion |
| Transistor density | 44.39 MTr/mm² | 120.99 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Frequency | 1500-1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 12000-14000 MB/s | 28000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8-16 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 12.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1b |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | DLSS 4 |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
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