Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080
Spec score
Spec score 49
$699
typical price
GeForce RTX 3080 against GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
GeForce RTX 3080 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 40
$529
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 3080left
54 vs 46 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 3080left
50 vs 41 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 3080left
55 vs 49 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 3080left
49 vs 41 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 3080left
40 vs 25 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 3080left
50 vs 40 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 3080left
50 vs 40 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 3080left
49 vs 41 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 3080left
44 vs 36 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
GeForce RTX 3080: 49
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 40
9 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 3080: 55
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 49
6 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 3080: 49
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 41
8 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 3080: 40
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 25
15 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 3080: 50
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 40
10 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
GeForce RTX 3080: 7
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 7.9
13%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 3080: $699
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: $506
$193to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 3080: 10 GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 8 GB
25%to the left
Board power
GeForce RTX 3080: 320 W
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 180 W
78%to the right
Length
GeForce RTX 3080: 313 mm
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 250 mm
25%to the right
The verdict
- The RTX 3080 is 20% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 60% in the RTX 3080's favour.
- RTX 3080 carries 10 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB typically costs $193 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is the better buy: 7.9 points per $100 against 7.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 10 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 320 W | 180 W (better) |
| Length | 313 mm | 250 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2020 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $699 | $506 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.