Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 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
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
155
126
91
49
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
226
167
124
66
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
114
104
86
46
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
89
71
56
27
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
109
99
69
44
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
81
68
49
29
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
92
84
51
25
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
140
134
95
54
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High12693
1080p Ultra10474
1440p Ultra7753
4K Ultra4429
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
11842
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy120068211
Solar Bay5042435563
Port Royal72034627
Fire Strike2907921866
Night Raid8186684235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
128827
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur211 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection123.6 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.78 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.03 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.25 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.17 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching543.2 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17774.9 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
16402
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark638630
DirectX 11146 fps130 fps
DirectX 1273 fps61 fps
GPU Compute7335 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
139.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)710.4 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase610.8 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)516.4 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex2609 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 23715.8 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2253.4 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation39382946.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA104 (GN20-E7) AD107 (GN21-X2)

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1350 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1245-1710 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 6144 2560
TMUs 192 80
ROPs 96 32
Execution Units 48 20
Ray Tracing Cores 48 20
Tensor Cores 192 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 120-164 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 239-328 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.3-21 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-165 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 17.4 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8-16 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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