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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

60 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
VS
35 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

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  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
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 5080 Laptop
vs
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
189
134
125
96
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
206
183
130
71
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
288
210
158
83
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
158
146
128
79
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
134
109
86
50
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
176
167
128
85
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
121
101
85
51
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
153
137
95
45
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
252
236
180
98
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High18693
1080p Ultra15875
1440p Ultra12455
4K Ultra7329
DeviationMediumLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
22374
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy217948326
Solar Bay9288837029
Port Royal140274708
Fire Strike4688520182
Night Raid17596371905
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
190326
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur194.4 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection165.6 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection8.61 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection12.2 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.5 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.7 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1060 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics27590.4 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
28502
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark1139589
DirectX 11254 fps110 fps
DirectX 12116 fps58 fps
GPU Compute12703 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a537.5 fps
Car Chasen/a465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a398.2 fps
T-Rexn/a1964.8 fps
ALU 2n/a2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a256.8 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a2932.7
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
25636
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
42495
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
19809
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a
Image Classification (SP)10192n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)23343n/a
Horizon Detection31132n/a
Face Detection (HP)46322n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)134037n/a
Text Classification (SP)3319n/a
Machine Translation (HP)4696n/a
Object Detection (SP)13038n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)52089n/a
Style Transfer (SP)248270n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
6817.09
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB203-400 GA106 (GN20-E3)

GPU

GPU Frequency 975 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500-2410 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 7680 3840
TMUs 240 120
ROPs 96 48
Execution Units 60 30
Ray Tracing Cores 60 30
Tensor Cores 240 120
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 64 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 144-231 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 360-578 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 23-37 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-175 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 378 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 45.6 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 120.63 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
896 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 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 5080 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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