compare/rtx-5060-ti-16gb vs rtx-4080-super

RTX 5060 Ti 16GBvsRTX 4080 SUPER

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RTX 5060 Ti 16GB still wins for value.RTX 4080 SUPER has +0 GB VRAM, 64% more bandwidth, at +$650 (+145%) price.

▸Side by side

Contender · winner

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

NVIDIA · Blackwell · sm_120

Street$449

vram: 16 GB
bandwidth: 448 GB/s
tdp: 180 W
released: 2025-04-16

Contender

RTX 4080 SUPER

NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace · sm_89

Street$1,099

vram: 16 GB
bandwidth: 736 GB/s
tdp: 320 W
released: 2024-01-31

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-5060-ti-16gb	rtx-4080-super	delta
vram	16 GB	16 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	448 GB/s	736 GB/s	+288 · 64%
tdp	180 W	320 W	+140 W
street price	$449	$1,099	+$650 · 145%
arch maturity	2025-04-16	2024-01-31	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 4080 SUPER0 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 2 2b95 → 157 t/s +65%

Gemma 3 4B50 → 83 t/s +66%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B50 → 83 t/s +66%

Gemma 2 9B45 → 74 t/s +64%

Qwen3 30B A3B 250736 → 60 t/s +67%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 4080 SUPER adds 0 GB VRAM for +$650 (145% premium). The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 5060 Ti 16GBcan't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 4080 SUPER IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.