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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080: Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080 separate most on boost clock: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB at 1710 MHz, NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080 at 2670 MHz, 36% in favour of NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080. VRAM splits them by another 25%, again favouring NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080. They match on 4 other specifications, including gpu brand, tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080 scores 9,138 against 4,529 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, a lead of 50%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Series | GeForce RTX 30 | GeForce RTX 50 |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Founders Edition, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac, EVGA (legacy) | Palit |
| VRAM | 12 GB-25% | 16 GB |
| Tier | High-End | High-End |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz-36% | 2670 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 350 W | 360 W-3% |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell (GB203) |
| Card Length | 313 mm | 336 mm-7% |
| Slot Width | 2.7 | 3-11% |
| MSRP | 999 | 999 |
| CUDA Cores | 8960 | 10752 |
| Display Outputs | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1 | 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, 1x HDMI 2.1b |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
8.2 / 10 Expert Rating
A genuinely better RTX 3080 - the extra VRAM and bandwidth make it the version to look for on the secondhand market over the original 10GB card.
NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080
8 / 10 Expert Rating
A well-rounded high-end 5080 with Palit's distinctive GameRock cooler and a factory overclock that matches the field's more aggressive board-partner cards.
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