Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
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
186
129
117
86
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
202
173
123
67
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
272
215
154
85
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
152
144
126
77
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
132
106
85
47
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
166
158
123
80
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
116
99
81
51
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
146
130
89
42
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
236
220
169
92
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High17976
1080p Ultra15359
1440p Ultra11943
4K Ultra7022
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
21408
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy196306227
Solar Bay9648930015
Port Royal132613542
Fire Strike4789215972
Night Raid14378874372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196756
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur239.8 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection156.8 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection10.8 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection14.8 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.9 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.53 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching889.6 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics26054.6 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
26944
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark1088918
DirectX 11223 fps91 fps
DirectX 12111 fps59 fps
GPU Compute15428 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1039 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase860.8 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)743.2 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex3834.2 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 26702 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2296.1 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6622.82081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 3, 2021 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA102 GA106
Price 1199 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1365 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 10240 2560
TMUs 320 80
ROPs 112 32
Execution Units 80 20
Ray Tracing Cores 80 20
Tensor Cores 320 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 6000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 186 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 533 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 34.1 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 350 W 130 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 628 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 44.59 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1188 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 384 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
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 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
0 (0%)
2 (100%)
Total Votes: 2

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below