GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile vs 305M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 305M and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile outperforms 305M by a whopping 12469% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1361 | 94 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.99 | 30.44 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | GA103S |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 January 2010 (16 years ago) | 25 January 2022 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 525 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1260 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.200 | 292.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0368 TFLOPS | 18.71 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 55 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 96 |
| TMUs | 8 | 232 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 232 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 58 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 7.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 4 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 512 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 700 (DDR3), Up to 700 (GDDR3) MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 1−2
−14000%
| 141
+14000%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 89 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 59 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−13500%
|
136
+13500%
|
| Palworld | 3−4
−4067%
|
120−130
+4067%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−12300%
|
124
+12300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
| Palworld | 3−4
−4067%
|
120−130
+4067%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2300%
|
160−170
+2300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−881%
|
250−260
+881%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1886%
|
270−280
+1886%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−10100%
|
102
+10100%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−1480%
|
158
+1480%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
| Palworld | 3−4
−4067%
|
120−130
+4067%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2300%
|
160−170
+2300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3617%
|
223
+3617%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−881%
|
250−260
+881%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−9000%
|
91
+9000%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−1410%
|
151
+1410%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2300%
|
160−170
+2300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1867%
|
118
+1867%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−1023%
|
292
+1023%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Palworld | 3−4
−3767%
|
116
+3767%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−5900%
|
120
+5900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−32300%
|
300−350
+32300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−4275%
|
170−180
+4275%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−13500%
|
130−140
+13500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−8500%
|
86
+8500%
|
1440p
Epic
| Palworld | 0−1 | 87 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−700%
|
120
+700%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−6840%
|
347
+6840%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3050%
|
60−65
+3050%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 172
+0%
|
172
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220
+0%
|
220
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 147
+0%
|
147
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 179
+0%
|
179
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Palworld | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70
+0%
|
70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Palworld | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
This is how GeForce 305M and RTX 3080 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 14000% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 32300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3080 Ti Mobile performs better in 31 tests (48%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.36 | 45.25 |
| Recency | 10 January 2010 | 25 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 115 Watt |
GeForce 305M has 721% lower power consumption.
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 12469% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 305M in performance tests.
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