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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

49 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
VS
59 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
  7. Comments (0)

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
vs
GeForce RTX 3080

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
159
104
97
69
168
118
106
78
The Witcher 3
183
147
107
58
195
162
116
61
Counter-Strike 2
259
203
141
82
275
206
150
83
Far Cry 6
139
129
109
63
150
136
114
71
Hogwarts Legacy
110
89
70
37
119
96
76
41
COD Modern Warfare 3
136
126
98
63
153
147
108
72
Ghost of Tsushima
98
81
65
38
109
90
72
43
Cyberpunk 2077
118
107
71
32
133
121
80
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
183
172
128
73
207
196
151
81
Avg FPS
1080p High154168
1080p Ultra129141
1440p Ultra98108
4K Ultra5763
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
16113
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Time Spy1595717662
Solar Bay7441785932
Port Royal1014611595
Fire Strike4238542429
Night Raid141185132288
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
148626
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Background Blur243.1 frames/s217.3 frames/s
Face Detection149.5 frames/s141.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/sec8.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.88 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur7.76 Gpix/sec8.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.57 Gpix/sec1.29 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching740.2 Gpix/sec780.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22183.7 fps22538.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
22479
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
G2D Mark12001052
DirectX 11217 fps207 fps
DirectX 1286 fps100 fps
GPU Compute12135 Ops/s14559 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a950.5 fps
Car Chasen/a809.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a705.4 fps
T-Rexn/a3525.4 fps
ALU 2n/a6005.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a283.8 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a6034.6
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
24763
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
47486
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
18826
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
n/a
Image Classification (SP)10281n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)29909n/a
Horizon Detection26549n/a
Face Detection (HP)59010n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)117200n/a
Text Classification (SP)3993n/a
Machine Translation (HP)6647n/a
Object Detection (SP)12742n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)44856n/a
Style Transfer (SP)175892n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
4348.58
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 September, 1, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB206-300 GA102
Price n/a 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2572 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 4608 8704
TMUs 144 272
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 36 68
Ray Tracing Cores 36 68
Tensor Cores 144 272
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 5000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 123 Gpix/sec 164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 370 GTex/s 465 GTex/s
FLOPS 23.7 TFLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 180 W 320 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 263 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 31.1 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 118.25 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 128 bit 320 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 10 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1b 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
5 (45.45%)
6 (54.55%)
Total Votes: 11

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