ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12GB GDDR6
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 30 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 12.739999771118164 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 12.739999771118164 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 150★ | 170 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 172★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ITX |
| Weight | 1.41 kg | 0.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Below average thermal (35th percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12GB GDDR6 offers 1.5x better value for money
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12GB GDDR6
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.