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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 32% to 111%, including 111% in 3DMark Time Spy (32,642 vs 15,477). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 generates 132.0 tokens/s (per Local AI Master) against 79.2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (per LocalScore.ai), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. Released 2020 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080), 2025 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080). MSRP range: $699 · $999. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
vram gb 1016
vram type GDDR6XGDDR7
tdp w 320360
cuda cores 870410752

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from LanOC Reviews, Wccftech, Moor Insights & Strategy, 3DMark, HWBOT, HWCooling, Overclocking.com and TopCPU.net; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: LanOC Reviews		 —79,045 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better)
Source: LanOC Reviews		 —39,871 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 21,100 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: LanOC Reviews		 —21,262 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 10,100 points—
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: Moor Insights & Strategy, 3DMark, HWBOT, Wccftech, HWCooling		 11,960 points24,924 points
3DMark Pure Ray Tracing Feature Test (average fps) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 48 fps—
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com, HWBOT, LanOC Reviews, TopCPU.net, 3DMark		 4,969 points9,010 points
3DMark Speed Way (graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 4,500 points—
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, LanOC Reviews		 4,443 points8,568 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12 graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 4,442 points—
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: Moor Insights & Strategy, 3DMark, LanOC Reviews		 15,477 points32,642 points

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 32% to 111%, including 111% in 3DMark Time Spy (32,642 vs 15,477).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 generates 132.0 tokens/s (per Local AI Master) against 79.2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (per LocalScore.ai), best community run on file for each.

What did the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 launched at a $699 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 at $999. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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