Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 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
231
164
156
120
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
248
214
157
81
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
312
227
166
84
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
182
160
145
90
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
164
137
106
61
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
215
211
172
115
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
145
126
109
69
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
198
171
122
57
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
287
267
200
108
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High22076
1080p Ultra18659
1440p Ultra14843
4K Ultra8722
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
30217
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy281706227
Solar Bay13672730015
Port Royal179593542
Fire Strike6470315972
Night Raid18397174372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
217712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur250.4 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection190 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection9.56 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection12.8 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur15.3 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.97 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1130 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics28795.5 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
34516
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark1236918
DirectX 11316 fps91 fps
DirectX 12131 fps59 fps
GPU Compute20847 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
320.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1476.2 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase1250 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1062.9 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex5492.1 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 29330.7 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2291.3 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation9274.82081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2022 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD103 GA106
Price 1199 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 2205 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2505 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 9728 2560
TMUs 304 80
ROPs 112 32
Execution Units 76 20
Ray Tracing Cores 76 20
Tensor Cores 304 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 64 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 281 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 762 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 48.7 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 320 W 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 379 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 45 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 118.73 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1400 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 22400 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
716.8 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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