GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs GTX 980 Ti

Place in performance ranking	124	199
Place by popularity	not in top-100	60
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.29	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GM200	GN20-P0
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$1195 (1.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2816	2048
CUDA cores	2816	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1238 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	176 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	6,060 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 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	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	no data
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	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	no data
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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	no data
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980 Ti 35.76
+43.2%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.97

GTX 980 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 Ti 23057
+46.6%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 15725

GTX 980 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by 47% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 Ti 48631
+12.5%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 43216

GTX 980 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by 13% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Ti 16961
+38.7%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 12229

GTX 980 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by 39% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Ti 98958
+50.1%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 65911

GTX 980 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by 50% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 980 Ti 443119

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 480364
+8.4%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms GTX 980 Ti by 8% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	101 +65.6%	61 −65.6%
1440p	52 +30%	40 −30%
4K	52 +108%	25 −108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

−6.5%

66
+6.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +6.9%	58 −6.9%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +41.5%	80−85 −41.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +43.1%	50−55 −43.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +19.2%	52 −19.2%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +38.6%	55−60 −38.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +29.6%	100−110 −29.6%
Hitman 3	70−75 +29.8%	57 −29.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +22%	118 −22%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −18.9%	126 +18.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +1.1%	87 −1.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +15.3%	118 −15.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +37.9%	66 −37.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +93.8%	32 −93.8%
Battlefield 5	47 −74.5%	80−85 +74.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +43.1%	50−55 −43.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +51.2%	41 −51.2%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +38.6%	55−60 −38.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	36 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +29.6%	100−110 −29.6%
Hitman 3	70−75 +42.3%	52 −42.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +45.5%	95−100 −45.5%
Metro Exodus	49 −69.4%	83 +69.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +10%	80 −10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +43.2%	95 −43.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +8.6%	81 −8.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −97.8%	180 +97.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	46 −4.3%	45−50 +4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +158%	24 −158%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +43.1%	50−55 −43.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +82.4%	34 −82.4%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +38.6%	55−60 −38.6%
Forza Horizon 4	72 −50%	100−110 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +94.6%	74 −94.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +65.9%	82 −65.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +28.3%	46 −28.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +250%	26 −250%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
+22.2%

−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +44.7%	45−50 −44.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 −3%	68 +3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +46.2%	24−27 −46.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +77.3%	22 −77.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +112%	25 −112%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +50%	18 −50%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +30.6%	49 −30.6%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +48%	50−55 −48%
Hitman 3	45−50 +21.6%	37 −21.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +30.5%	59 −30.5%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +28.8%	52 −28.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +51.8%	56 −51.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +61.3%	30−35 −61.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +63.2%	19 −63.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+15.1%

−15.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30 +20%	24−27 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +52.6%	18−20 −52.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 +93.3%	15 −93.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +51.7%	27−30 −51.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 +0%	23 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +51.7%	29 −51.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +20%	14−16 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +83.3%	6 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	42 +23.5%	30−35 −23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +51.7%	27−30 −51.7%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+24%

−24%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and RTX 3050 4GB Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 980 Ti is 66% faster in 1080p
GTX 980 Ti is 30% faster in 1440p
GTX 980 Ti is 108% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 250% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 98% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 980 Ti is ahead in 62 tests (86%)
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.76	24.97
Recency	2 June 2015	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt