nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores224 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand10GB GDDR6X
Memory8704
Cores760.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8GB GDDR6 130W $249 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
$249 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 3080
$699 • Aug 2020
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
10GB GDDR6X 320W $699 Aug 2020
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 130 W | 320 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 760.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 8704 |
| RT Cores | 20 | 68 |
| TMUs | 80 | 272 |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit | 320-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 56.86 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 224 GTexel/s | 760.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 9.098 GFLOPS | 29.77 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
6332
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
19022 (+200%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
67028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
161903 (+142%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
71.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
211.5 FPS (+195%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
12622
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
25153 (+99%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (15 benchmarks)
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.4
GeForce RTX 3080 (+116%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.4
GeForce RTX 3080 (+132%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.4
GeForce RTX 3080 (+440%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
A Plague Tale Requiem
7.5 2022 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+174%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+195%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+217%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
8 2022 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| Patch: v1.8.3
GeForce RTX 3080 (+207%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| Patch: v1.8.3
GeForce RTX 3080 (+216%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| Patch: v1.8.3
GeForce RTX 3080 (+288%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
Battlefield 6
8.2 2025 • Action Battlefield Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+184%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+205%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+227%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
ELDEN RING
8.1 2022 • Action, RPG FromSoftware, Inc.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+95%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+120%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 (+132%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Wins!
Based on 15 benchmarks across 5 games
28
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
VS
+162%
72
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
0
Wins
28
Avg FPS
25
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIA • 10GB GDDR6X
15
Wins
72
Avg FPS
65
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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