GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	197
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	TU102	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)	6 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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	4608	2560
Core clock speed	no data	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	475.2	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB 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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	16 GB/s	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	768.0 GB/s	no data
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	1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	no data
CUDA	7.5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 October 2022	6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt

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