NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
49.3Rasterization37.2
42.1Ray Tracing32.3
59.2Memory45.7
64.3Efficiency93
64.5Compute45.2
12 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 53.9 to 47.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+19) and memory (+14). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 49 vs 37
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 42 vs 32
- Stronger memory score: 59 vs 46
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 45
- 200% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
- Stronger efficiency score: 93 vs 64
- 67% higher Base clock: 2,280 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
- 59% lower TDP: 145 W vs 350 W
- 50% higher Boost clock: 2,497 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $299 vs $1,199
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Process | 8 nm | 5 nm+37% |
| TDP | 350 W | 145 W+59% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,240+167% | 3,840 |
| RT cores | 80+167% | 30 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320+167% | 120 |
| Base clock | 1,365 MHz | 2,280 MHz+67% |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,497 MHz+50% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+50% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+200% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 912 GB/s+104% | 448 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 19,200+54% | 12,500 |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,150+56% | 3,300 |
| PassMark G3D | 25,800+54% | 16,700 |
| 1080p Ultra | 155 fps+36% | 114 fps |
| 1440p Ultra | 118 fps+46% | 81 fps |
| 4K Ultra | 66 fps+65% | 40 fps |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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