GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GA107 vs GTX 1080 Ti

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking61not rated
Place by popularity51not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.41no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP102GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 February 2017 (7 years ago)16 December 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $249
Current price$321 (0.5x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores35842560
Core clock speed1481 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1600 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.4142.2
Floating-point performance11,340 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount11 GB8 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed11000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 February 2017 16 December 2022
Cost $699 $249
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 115 Watt

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