GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GTX 980 SLI Mobile

Place in performance ranking	109	184
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	80.03	37.72
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N16E-GXX SLI	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	22 September 2015 (8 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179
Current price	$301	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 SLI Mobile has 112% better value for money than RTX 3050 6 GB.

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 cores	4096	2304
Core clock speed	1126 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1228 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	10400 Million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	330 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	105.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

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	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	3500 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	168.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	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:

Full HD	139 +39%	100−110 −39%
4K	68 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+48.9%

45−50

−48.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +45.9%	85−90 −45.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +47%	100−105 −47%
Hitman 3	75−80 +43.6%	55−60 −43.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +41.8%	110−120 −41.8%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +38.8%	80−85 −38.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +43.1%	65−70 −43.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +49%	100−105 −49%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +45.9%	85−90 −45.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +47%	100−105 −47%
Hitman 3	75−80 +43.6%	55−60 −43.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +41.8%	110−120 −41.8%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +38.8%	80−85 −38.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +43.1%	65−70 −43.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +49%	100−105 −49%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132 +38.9%	95−100 −38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +47%	100−105 −47%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +41.8%	110−120 −41.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +49%	100−105 −49%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +48%	50−55 −48%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+43.1%

65−70

−43.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +48%	50−55 −48%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +40%	50−55 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +45.5%	55−60 −45.5%
Hitman 3	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +44%	50−55 −44%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +43.1%	65−70 −43.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +40%	40−45 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+46.7%

45−50

−46.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Hitman 3	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%