NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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GeForce RTX 3080 compared with GeForce RTX 5060

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3080	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5060
Overview
Released
Released	September 2020	May 2025
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ampere	Blackwell
Shader cores
Shader cores	8,704 or 8,960	3,840
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,710 MHz	2,500 MHz (better)
Architecture
Architecture	GA102. NVIDIA reference specifications; the photo shows PNY's stock-clock 10 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Triple Fan, whose cooler and dimensions differ from the Founders Edition.	–
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process	Samsung 8 nm 8N NVIDIA custom process	–
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Second-generation RT Cores	Fourth-generation RT Cores; 58 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores	Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 614 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1.44 GHz (10 GB); 1.26 GHz (12 GB); both have 1.71 GHz boost	2.28 GHz
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	10 GB GDDR6X or 12 GB GDDR6X	8 GB GDDR7
Memory bus
Memory bus	320-bit or 384-bit	128-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	760 GB/s or 912 GB/s	–
Memory detail
Memory detail	19 Gbps GDDR6X on both revisions; the 12 GB card uses a 384-bit bus and 912 GB/s bandwidth (Gainward stock-clock Phoenix specifications)	–
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	320 W or 350 W	145 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	2 × PCIe 8-pin cables through the included adapter to 1 × 12-pin (10 GB Founders Edition); check the manufacturer for 12 GB partner cards	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	750 W for both revisions, based on NVIDIA's Intel Core i9-10900K test system	550 W
Slot width
Slot width	2-slot (10 GB Founders Edition); 12 GB partner cards vary	–
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	285 × 112 mm, 2-slot (10 GB Founders Edition); no separate reference geometry verified for the 12 GB revision	–
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Seventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode	1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode