Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 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
188
127
118
90
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
207
175
126
67
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
280
212
152
82
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
155
145
126
75
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
131
107
84
45
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
172
161
124
80
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
116
101
82
51
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
145
131
89
43
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
242
218
170
91
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High18276
1080p Ultra15359
1440p Ultra11943
4K Ultra6922
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
21949
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy199006227
Solar Bay9750430015
Port Royal136333542
Fire Strike4752015972
Night Raid13952774372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
211669
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur320.8 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection207.2 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection10.1 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection14.4 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.5 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.48 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching984.2 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics27764.9 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
26673
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark1060918
DirectX 11220 fps91 fps
DirectX 12110 fps59 fps
GPU Compute15547 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
247.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)978.4 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase854.1 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)747.4 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex3732.1 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 26650.9 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2296 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6622.82081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 24, 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 1499 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1395 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1695 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 10496 2560
TMUs 328 80
ROPs 112 32
Execution Units 82 20
Ray Tracing Cores 82 20
Tensor Cores 328 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 190 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 556 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 35.6 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 1219 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 384 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19500 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 24 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
936.2 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 3090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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