Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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 | 142 94 84 58 | 168 118 106 78 |
 The Witcher 3 | 166 137 100 53 | 195 162 116 61 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 238 188 131 74 | 275 206 150 83 |
 Far Cry 6 | 125 116 93 53 | 150 136 114 71 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 94 79 59 30 | 119 96 76 41 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 117 108 80 51 | 153 147 108 72 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 85 71 55 30 | 109 90 72 43 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 99 89 56 27 | 133 121 80 36 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 156 141 106 57 | 207 196 151 81 |
| 1080p High | 136 | 168 |
| 1080p Ultra | 114 | 141 |
| 1440p Ultra | 85 | 108 |
| 4K Ultra | 48 | 63 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 13701 | 17662 |
| Solar Bay | 63214 | 85932 |
| Port Royal | 8595 | 11595 |
| Fire Strike | 37612 | 42429 |
| Night Raid | 111626 | 132288 |
| Background Blur | 209.1 frames/s | 217.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 134.3 frames/s | 141.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 4.67 Gpix/sec | 8.19 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 6.13 Gpix/sec | 11 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 6.39 Gpix/sec | 8.43 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.36 Gpix/sec | 1.29 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 607.8 Gpix/sec | 780.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 18827.5 fps | 22538.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1152 | 1052 |
| DirectX 11 | 199 fps | 207 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 77 fps | 100 fps |
| GPU Compute | 10977 Ops/s | 14559 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 950.5 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 809.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 705.4 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 3525.4 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 6005.6 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 283.8 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 6034.6 |
| Image Classification (SP) | 8362 | n/a |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 22831 | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 22375 | n/a |
| Face Detection (HP) | 41955 | n/a |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 84685 | n/a |
| Text Classification (SP) | 3296 | n/a |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 5083 | n/a |
| Object Detection (SP) | 11023 | n/a |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 38817 | n/a |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 155103 | n/a |
| Framework | ONNX | n/a |
| Backend | DirectML | n/a |
Blender
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral 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 | GB206-250 | GA102 |
| Price | n/a | 699 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2280 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2497 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Shader Units | 3840 | 8704 |
| TMUs | 120 | 272 |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| Execution Units | 30 | 68 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | 68 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 | 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 | 120 Gpix/sec | 164 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 300 GTex/s | 465 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 19.2 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 145 W | 320 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 181 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistor count | 21.9 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 120.99 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 | 8 GB | 10 GB |
Max Throughput
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
Total Votes: 13
