Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
89
50
41
26
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
85
64
45
23
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
132
94
65
32
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
72
61
50
23
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
46
35
25
14
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
55
46
33
23
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
44
32
24
12
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
43
43
25
9
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
79
71
46
25
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High7276
1080p Ultra5559
1440p Ultra3943
4K Ultra2122
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6010
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy58566227
Solar Bayn/a30015
Port Royal32503542
Fire Strike1950615972
Night Raid7000174372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
49950
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur134.8 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection59.8 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.37 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.79 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.46 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.22 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching191.9 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics4183.6 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
13765
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark853918
DirectX 11106 fps91 fps
DirectX 1255 fps59 fps
GPU Compute6126 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
73.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)391.3 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase375.2 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)337.9 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex1867.7 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 21803.6 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2264 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2238.82081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced June, 2, 2015 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GM200 GA106
Price 649 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1076 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 2816 2560
TMUs 176 80
ROPs 96 32
Execution Units 22 20
Ray Tracing Cores No 20
Tensor Cores No 80
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 103 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 189 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 250 W 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 28 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 601 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 8 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 13.31 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1753 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 384 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 7000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
336.6 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 5.2 8.6
DisplayPort 1.2 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

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