Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 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
168
118
106
78
n/a
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The Witcher 3
195
162
116
61
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
275
206
150
83
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
150
136
114
71
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
119
96
76
41
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
153
147
108
72
n/a
n/a
n/a
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Ghost of Tsushima
109
90
72
43
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
133
121
80
36
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
207
196
151
81
n/a
n/a
n/a
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Avg FPS
1080p High168n/a
1080p Ultra141n/a
1440p Ultra108n/a
4K Ultra63n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy17662n/a
Solar Bay85932n/a
Port Royal11595n/a
Fire Strike42429n/a
Night Raid132288n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Background Blur217.3 frames/sn/a
Face Detection141.9 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection8.19 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection11 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur8.43 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.29 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching780.7 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics22538.5 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
G2D Mark1052n/a
DirectX 11207 fpsn/a
DirectX 12100 fpsn/a
GPU Compute14559 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)950.5 fpsn/a
Car Chase809.5 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)705.4 fpsn/a
T-Rex3525.4 fpsn/a
ALU 26005.6 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2283.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation6034.6n/a

Blender

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

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 1, 2020 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA102 GB207
Price 699 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1440 MHz 2235-2520 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 1500-2662 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 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 164 Gpix/sec 48-85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 465 GTex/s 120-213 GTex/s
FLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 IGP
TGP 320 W 35-100 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 628 mm² n/a
Transistor count 28 billion n/a
Transistor density 44.59 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1188 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 320 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 24000 MB/s
Memory Size 10 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
384 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 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

Results

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

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