GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 3090
Compare the GeForce RTX 5080 and GeForce RTX 3090 on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.
The short answer
The GeForce RTX 5080 is the better buy here: it's both faster at 1440p and gives more performance per dollar.
- GeForce RTX 5080 is about 61% faster at 1440p (gaming index 78 vs 48).
- GeForce RTX 5080 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 23%.
- GeForce RTX 5080 delivers about 98% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
- GeForce RTX 3090 carries more VRAM (24GB vs 16GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.
GeForce RTX 5080 is about 61% faster at 1440p.
Performance per dollar
1440p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.
4.9
per $100 spent
Better value
2.5
per $100 spent
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
GeForce RTX 5080from $1,599.99
- ASUS PRIME RTX 5080$1,599.99306 mm
- $1,599.99
- PNY RTX 5080 Overclocked Triple Fan$1,639.99OC2730 MHz · 329 mm
- PNY RTX 5080 Triple Fan$1,689.99OC2730 MHz · 329 mm
- MSI RTX 5080 SHADOW 3X OC$1,689.99OC2640 MHz · 303 mm
- GIGABYTE RTX 5080 GAMING OC$1,699.82OC2730 MHz · 340 mm
- GIGABYTE RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF$1,699.99OC2670 MHz · 304 mm
- ASUS PRIME RTX 5080 OC Edition$1,699.99OC2655 MHz · 306 mm
- GIGABYTE RTX 5080 AERO OC SFF$1,749.99OC2730 MHz · 304 mm
- Palit RTX 5080 ARGB EPIC-X Overclocked Triple Fan$1,799.99OC2775 MHz · 329 mm
- MSI RTX 5080 GAMING TRIO$1,799.99338 mm
- ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5080 OC Edition$1,831.31OC2700 MHz · 348 mm
- ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5080$1,849.00348 mm
- MSI RTX 5080 GAMING TRIO OC WHITE$1,849.99OC2700 MHz · 338 mm
- ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 OC Edition$1,869.46OC304 mm
- MSI RTX 5080 VENTUS 3X OC PLUS$1,949.99OC2640 MHz · 303 mm
- GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 5080 INFINITY$1,949.99OC2805 MHz · 330 mm
- MSI RTX 5080 INSPIRE 3X OC$1,990.00OC2640 MHz · 304 mm
- MSI RTX 5080 SUPRIM SOC$1,999.99OC2745 MHz · 359 mm
- $1,999.99
- MSI RTX 5080 GAMING TRIO OC$2,049.00OC2700 MHz · 338 mm
- ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC Edition$2,099.99OC2760 MHz · 358 mm
- ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 WHITE OC Edition$2,149.99OC2760 MHz · 358 mm
- ZOTAC RTX 5080 SOLID CORE OC$2,288.88OC304 mm
- ZOTAC RTX 5080 SOLID OC$2,288.88OC2640 MHz · 330 mm
- Inno3D RTX 5080 X3$2,320.00300 mm
- ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 Dhahab CORE OC Edition$3,999.00OC2760 MHz · 358 mm
- Lenovo RTX 5080 LEGION$4,899.00304 mm
GeForce RTX 3090from $1,969.99
- GIGABYTE RTX 3090 GAMING OC$1,969.99OC320 mm
- ASUS TUF RTX 3090 GAMING OC$2,149.99OC300 mm
- GIGABYTE RTX 3090 VISION OC$2,185.00OC320 mm
- $2,195.00
- ASUS TUF RTX 3090 GAMING$2,199.99300 mm
- MSI RTX 3090 VENTUS 3X OC$2,279.00OC305 mm
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGABYTE RTX 3090 GAMING OCOC | — | 320 mm | — | $1,969.99 | | |
| ASUS TUF RTX 3090 GAMING OCOC | — | 300 mm | — | $2,149.99 | | |
| GIGABYTE RTX 3090 VISION OCOC | — | 320 mm | — | $2,185.00 | | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition | — | 313 mm | — | $2,195.00 | | |
| ASUS TUF RTX 3090 GAMING | — | 300 mm | — | $2,199.99 | | |
| MSI RTX 3090 VENTUS 3X OCOC | — | 305 mm | — | $2,279.00 | |
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