Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
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
132
86
75
52
76
45
36
19
The Witcher 3
155
126
91
49
67
53
36
19
Counter-Strike 2
226
167
124
66
113
78
56
21
Far Cry 6
114
104
86
46
58
55
38
21
Hogwarts Legacy
89
71
56
27
36
29
20
10
COD Modern Warfare 3
109
99
69
44
46
38
25
16
Ghost of Tsushima
81
68
49
29
35
27
21
11
Cyberpunk 2077
92
84
51
25
40
36
20
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
140
134
95
54
67
61
40
19
Avg FPS
1080p High12660
1080p Ultra10447
1440p Ultra7732
4K Ultra4416
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
11842
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
4911
Time Spy120064880
Solar Bay5042421611
Port Royal7203552
Fire Strike2907912529
Night Raid8186653232
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
128827
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
58733
Background Blur211 frames/s88.6 frames/s
Face Detection123.6 frames/s57.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.78 Gpix/sec2.53 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.03 Gpix/sec3.33 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.25 Gpix/sec2.55 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.17 Gpix/sec0.76 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching543.2 Gpix/sec256.5 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17774.9 fps7465.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
16402
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
9502
G2D Mark638486
DirectX 11146 fps73 fps
DirectX 1273 fps46 fps
GPU Compute7335 Ops/s3851 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
139.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
61.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)710.4 fps360.1 fps
Car Chase610.8 fps318.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)516.4 fps261.5 fps
T-Rex2609 fps1272.8 fps
ALU 23715.8 fps1563.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2253.4 fps257.6 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation39381731.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 January, 1, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 (GN20-E7) GA107

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1350 MHz 712-1530 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1245-1710 MHz 1057-1740 MHz
Shader Units 6144 2048
TMUs 192 64
ROPs 96 40
Execution Units 48 16
Ray Tracing Cores 48 16
Tensor Cores 192 64
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 120-164 Gpix/sec 42-70 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 239-328 GTex/s 68-111 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.3-21 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-165 W 35-95 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 17.4 billion 8.7 billion
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² 43.5 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 8-16 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 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 3080 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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