GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GTX 680M SLI

Place in the ranking	332	167
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	69.07
Power efficiency	no data	17.41
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2688	2560
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	142.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

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:

900p	133 −95.5%	260−270 +95.5%
Full HD	96 −97.9%	190−200 +97.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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1.31

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −88.7%	100−105 +88.7%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −93.2%	85−90 +93.2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −88.9%	85−90 +88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
Valorant	65−70 −94%	130−140 +94%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −88.7%	100−105 +88.7%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Dota 2	55−60 −86.4%	110−120 +86.4%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −86.4%	110−120 +86.4%
Fortnite	90−95 −97.8%	180−190 +97.8%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −93.2%	85−90 +93.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 −86.4%	110−120 +86.4%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −88.9%	85−90 +88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −98.3%	230−240 +98.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
Valorant	65−70 −94%	130−140 +94%
World of Tanks	229 −96.5%	450−500 +96.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −88.7%	100−105 +88.7%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Dota 2	55−60 −86.4%	110−120 +86.4%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −86.4%	110−120 +86.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −93.2%	85−90 +93.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −98.3%	230−240 +98.3%
Valorant	65−70 −94%	130−140 +94%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −96.1%	300−310 +96.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
World of Tanks	110−120 −91.3%	220−230 +91.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −90.5%	80−85 +90.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −92.3%	50−55 +92.3%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −89.2%	70−75 +89.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Valorant	40−45 −90.5%	80−85 +90.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Dota 2	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −93.9%	95−100 +93.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Dota 2	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Fortnite	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Valorant	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%