GeForce RTX 4080 vs RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated3
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.23
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGA107AD103-300-A1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199
Current price$999 $1451 (1.2x MSRP)

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 cores25609728
Core clock speedno data2205 MHz
Boost clock speed1035 MHz2505 MHz
Number of transistors8,700 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate82.80761.5

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 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
WidthIGP3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed11 GB/s22400 MHz
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s716.8 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 May 2021 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 320 Watt

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