Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
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
92
53
45
27
118
73
62
42
The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
131
108
80
43
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
198
143
105
53
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
103
89
73
38
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
74
63
45
24
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
89
82
55
38
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
72
55
39
22
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
76
68
40
19
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
119
112
79
41
Avg FPS
1080p High76109
1080p Ultra5988
1440p Ultra4364
4K Ultra2236
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
9689
Time Spy62279983
Solar Bay3001525927
Port Royal35422255
Fire Strike1597229332
Night Raid7437295126
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
74966
Background Blur110.4 frames/s200.9 frames/s
Face Detection64.4 frames/s88.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/sec3.55 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/sec5.57 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/sec5.79 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/sec0.33 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/sec265.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9339.7 fps6315.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
18592
G2D Mark918937
DirectX 1191 fps151 fps
DirectX 1259 fps65 fps
GPU Compute6528 Ops/s9701 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
118.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fps583.6 fps
Car Chase361.9 fps533.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fps507.1 fps
T-Rex1381.8 fps2784.7 fps
ALU 21974.1 fps7894.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fps273.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2081.33894.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 March, 10, 2017
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level High-end
Architecture Ampere Pascal
Codename GA106 GP102
Price 249 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 1481 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1582 MHz
Shader Units 2560 3584
TMUs 80 224
ROPs 32 88
Execution Units 20 28
Ray Tracing Cores 20 No
Tensor Cores 80 No
L1 cache 128 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 2816 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 139 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 354 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 11.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 130 W 250 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 471 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 11 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 23.35 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1376 MHz
Bus 128 bit 352 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 11000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 11 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
484.4 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 2 No

Results

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