Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 125 80 68 50 | 92 53 45 27 |
 The Witcher 3 | 143 118 86 47 | 89 73 51 28 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 207 155 118 62 | 143 100 71 34 |
 Far Cry 6 | 110 99 79 46 | 75 66 51 25 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 80 68 52 26 | 49 40 29 14 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 98 92 64 41 | 59 50 35 23 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 77 61 44 27 | 47 34 25 13 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 86 79 46 21 | 49 45 26 10 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 132 119 88 48 | 82 73 52 25 |
| 1080p High | 118 | 76 |
| 1080p Ultra | 97 | 59 |
| 1440p Ultra | 72 | 43 |
| 4K Ultra | 41 | 22 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 11083 | 6227 |
| Solar Bay | 50002 | 30015 |
| Port Royal | 6458 | 3542 |
| Fire Strike | 27670 | 15972 |
| Night Raid | 100441 | 74372 |
| Background Blur | 191.8 frames/s | 110.4 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 115.9 frames/s | 64.4 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 4.74 Gpix/sec | 2.87 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 6.2 Gpix/sec | 3.76 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 6.56 Gpix/sec | 2.89 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.3 Gpix/sec | 0.81 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 499.7 Gpix/sec | 270.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 15858.8 fps | 9339.7 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 908 | 918 |
| DirectX 11 | 157 fps | 91 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 72 fps | 59 fps |
| GPU Compute | 8009 Ops/s | 6528 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 600.3 fps | 393.8 fps |
| Car Chase | 525.3 fps | 361.9 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 499.8 fps | 294.2 fps |
| T-Rex | 2729 fps | 1381.8 fps |
| ALU 2 | 3179.7 fps | 1974.1 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 283.6 fps | 286.3 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 3279.3 | 2081.3 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 20, 2018 | January, 27, 2022 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Entry-level |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Codename | TU104 | GA106 |
| Price | 699 | 249 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1515 MHz | 1552 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1710 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2944 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 184 | 80 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 46 | 20 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 20 |
| Tensor Cores | 368 | 80 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 4000 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 109 Gpix/sec | 57 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 315 GTex/s | 142 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 10.1 TFLOPS | 9.1 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TGP | 215 W | 130 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 545 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistor count | 13 billion | 12 billion |
| Transistor density | 23.85 MTr/mm² | 43.48 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 14000 MB/s | 14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 the clear winner in this comparison.
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