GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh vs RTX 2080 Max-Q
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 179 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 32.30 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | TU104B | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 January 2019 (7 years ago) | 6 July 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 | 2944 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 735 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1095 MHz | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 201.5 | 95.49 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.447 TFLOPS | 6.111 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 184 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 368 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 2.9 MB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 2 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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 144.0 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 January 2019 | 6 July 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX 2080 Max-Q has a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 33% more advanced lithography process, and 6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh. We've got no test results to judge.
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