Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 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
332
242
231
183
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
366
338
234
127
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
379
271
209
98
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
235
202
198
124
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
244
210
167
96
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
337
333
269
184
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
221
190
170
114
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
259
231
166
77
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
334
306
238
128
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High30176
1080p Ultra25859
1440p Ultra20943
4K Ultra12622
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy475156227
Solar Bay21322930015
Port Royal375293542
Fire Strike9020015972
Night Raid20901674372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur333 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection298.5 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection21.7 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection33.7 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur34.5 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.53 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching2850 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics59146.9 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark1444918
DirectX 11344 fps91 fps
DirectX 12195 fps59 fps
GPU Compute28243 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1397.2 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase1150.3 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1178.2 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex4812.3 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 25992.8 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2269.7 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation5991.72081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB202-300-A1 GA106
Price 1999 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 2017 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 21760 2560
TMUs 680 80
ROPs 176 32
Execution Units 170 20
Ray Tracing Cores 170 20
Tensor Cores 680 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 88 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 424 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1637 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 575 W 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 750 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 92.2 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 122.93 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 512 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 32 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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