Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 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
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
155
126
91
49
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
226
167
124
66
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
114
104
86
46
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
89
71
56
27
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
109
99
69
44
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
81
68
49
29
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
92
84
51
25
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
140
134
95
54
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High126n/a
1080p Ultra104n/a
1440p Ultra77n/a
4K Ultra44n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
11842
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy12006n/a
Solar Bay50424n/a
Port Royal7203n/a
Fire Strike29079n/a
Night Raid81866n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
128827
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
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 Laptop
n/a
G2D Mark638n/a
DirectX 11146 fpsn/a
DirectX 1273 fpsn/a
GPU Compute7335 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
139.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
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

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
2993.16

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

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

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1350 MHz 2235-2520 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1245-1710 MHz 1500-2662 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 48-85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 239-328 GTex/s 120-213 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.3-21 TFLOPS 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 IGP
TGP 80-165 W 35-100 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² n/a
Transistor count 17.4 billion n/a
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 24000 MB/s
Memory Size 8-16 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
384 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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