Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 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
168
118
106
78
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
195
162
116
61
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
275
206
150
83
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
150
136
114
71
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
119
96
76
41
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
153
147
108
72
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
109
90
72
43
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
133
121
80
36
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
207
196
151
81
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High16876
1080p Ultra14159
1440p Ultra10843
4K Ultra6322
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy176626227
Solar Bay8593230015
Port Royal115953542
Fire Strike4242915972
Night Raid13228874372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur217.3 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection141.9 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection8.19 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection11 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur8.43 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.29 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching780.7 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22538.5 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark1052918
DirectX 11207 fps91 fps
DirectX 12100 fps59 fps
GPU Compute14559 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)950.5 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase809.5 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)705.4 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex3525.4 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 26005.6 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2283.8 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6034.62081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 1, 2020 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 699 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1440 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 8704 2560
TMUs 272 80
ROPs 96 32
Execution Units 68 20
Ray Tracing Cores 68 20
Tensor Cores 272 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 5000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 164 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 465 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 320 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 320 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 10 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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