Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
155
126
91
49
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
226
167
124
66
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
114
104
86
46
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
89
71
56
27
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
109
99
69
44
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
81
68
49
29
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
92
84
51
25
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
140
134
95
54
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High126111
1080p Ultra10491
1440p Ultra7766
4K Ultra4437
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
11842
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy1200610201
Solar Bay5042445966
Port Royal72036128
Fire Strike2907929129
Night Raid81866n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
128827
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur211 frames/sn/a
Face Detection123.6 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection5.78 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection8.03 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur6.25 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.17 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching543.2 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics17774.9 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
16402
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark6381113
DirectX 11146 fps155 fps
DirectX 1273 fps71 fps
GPU Compute7335 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
139.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)710.4 fpsn/a
Car Chase610.8 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)516.4 fpsn/a
T-Rex2609 fpsn/a
ALU 23715.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2253.4 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation3938n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA104 (GN20-E7) GB207-300

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1350 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1245-1710 MHz 2572 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 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 120-164 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 239-328 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.3-21 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 80-165 W 130 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 392 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 17.4 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 8-16 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.2 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 4

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