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RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 3080: Gaming Performance Comparison

Performance King
Nvidia

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

16GB GDDR7

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VS
Better Value
Nvidia

RTX 3080

10GB GDDR6X

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In gaming workloads, the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB delivers approximately +5% higher frame rates compared to the RTX 3080. For budget-conscious buyers, the RTX 3080 currently offers better value, available at a $189 price difference.

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Advantages

Up to 5% faster in gaming benchmarks on average – 95 vs 90 FPS

60% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 10 GB

Is newer – 2025-04-16 vs 2020-09-17

Consumes up to 44% less energy – 180W vs 320W

RTX 3080 Advantages

Up to 40% better value for money – $4.43 vs $6.21/FPS

Costs only 68% of the price – $400 vs $589 (32% cheaper)

Performance Analytics

Gaming Throughput

Total average frames per second

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
94.9 FPS100% Performance
RTX 3080
90.2 FPS95% Performance

Efficiency Coefficient

Performance delivered per currency unit

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
0.161 Value71% Efficiency
RTX 3080
0.226 Value100% Efficiency