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

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

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

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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 Ti

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
159
104
97
69
186
129
117
86
The Witcher 3
183
147
107
58
202
173
123
67
Counter-Strike 2
259
203
141
82
272
215
154
85
Far Cry 6
139
129
109
63
152
144
126
77
Hogwarts Legacy
110
89
70
37
132
106
85
47
COD Modern Warfare 3
136
126
98
63
166
158
123
80
Ghost of Tsushima
98
81
65
38
116
99
81
51
Cyberpunk 2077
118
107
71
32
146
130
89
42
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
183
172
128
73
236
220
169
92
Avg FPS
1080p High154179
1080p Ultra129153
1440p Ultra98119
4K Ultra5770
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
16113
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
21408
Time Spy1595719630
Solar Bay7441796489
Port Royal1014613261
Fire Strike4238547892
Night Raid141185143788
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
148626
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196756
Background Blur243.1 frames/s239.8 frames/s
Face Detection149.5 frames/s156.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/sec10.8 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.88 Gpix/sec14.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur7.76 Gpix/sec11.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.57 Gpix/sec1.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching740.2 Gpix/sec889.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22183.7 fps26054.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
22479
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
26944
G2D Mark12001088
DirectX 11217 fps223 fps
DirectX 1286 fps111 fps
GPU Compute12135 Ops/s15428 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a1039 fps
Car Chasen/a860.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a743.2 fps
T-Rexn/a3834.2 fps
ALU 2n/a6702 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a296.1 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a6622.8
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
24763
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
47486
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
18826
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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 Ti
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 January, 3, 2021
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 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 1365 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2572 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 4608 10240
TMUs 144 320
ROPs 48 112
Execution Units 36 80
Ray Tracing Cores 36 80
Tensor Cores 144 320
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 123 Gpix/sec 186 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 370 GTex/s 533 GTex/s
FLOPS 23.7 TFLOPS 34.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 180 W 350 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 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912 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 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
2 (12.5%)
14 (87.5%)
Total Votes: 16

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