GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 3080 12 GB

Place in the ranking	25	203
Place by popularity	not in top-100	21
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.04	76.13
Power efficiency	13.66	27.33
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA102	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 January 2022 (3 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 86% better value for money than RTX 3080 12 GB.

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	8960	2304
Core clock speed	1260 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	478.8	105.8
Floating-point processing power	30.64 TFLOPS	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	280	72
Tensor Cores	280	72
Ray Tracing Cores	70	18

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	285 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	None

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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	168.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.30
+150%

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.73

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3080 12 GB 26647
+150%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10663

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	186 +166%	70−75 −166%
1440p	119 +164%	45−50 −164%
4K	87 +190%	30−35 −190%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.30 −68%	2.56 +68%
1440p	6.71 −68.8%	3.98 +68.8%
4K	9.18 −53.9%	5.97 +53.9%

RTX 3050 6 GB has 68% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3050 6 GB has 69% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3050 6 GB has 54% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +151%	65−70 −151%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +167%	60−65 −167%
Elden Ring	183 +161%	70−75 −161%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	179 +156%	70−75 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +167%	60−65 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	422 +164%	160−170 −164%
Metro Exodus	136 +172%	50−55 −172%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +152%	50−55 −152%
Valorant	300−350 +166%	130−140 −166%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	154 +157%	60−65 −157%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +167%	60−65 −167%
Dota 2	162 +170%	60−65 −170%
Elden Ring	262 +162%	100−105 −162%
Far Cry 5	115 +156%	45−50 −156%
Fortnite	270−280 +172%	100−105 −172%
Forza Horizon 4	356 +154%	140−150 −154%
Grand Theft Auto V	155 +158%	60−65 −158%
Metro Exodus	124 +176%	45−50 −176%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +153%	85−90 −153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +152%	50−55 −152%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +168%	65−70 −168%
Valorant	300−350 +166%	130−140 −166%
World of Tanks	270−280 +154%	110−120 −154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	140 +155%	55−60 −155%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +167%	60−65 −167%
Dota 2	161 +168%	60−65 −168%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +162%	50−55 −162%
Forza Horizon 4	314 +162%	120−130 −162%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +153%	85−90 −153%
Valorant	300−350 +166%	130−140 −166%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	130 +160%	50−55 −160%
Elden Ring	168 +158%	65−70 −158%
Grand Theft Auto V	130 +160%	50−55 −160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +150%	70−75 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +151%	35−40 −151%
World of Tanks	450−500 +155%	190−200 −155%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +190%	30−33 −190%
Counter-Strike 2	93 +166%	35−40 −166%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +163%	35−40 −163%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +167%	60−65 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	236 +162%	90−95 −162%
Metro Exodus	116 +158%	45−50 −158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +155%	60−65 −155%
Valorant	290−300 +172%	110−120 −172%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55 +162%	21−24 −162%
Dota 2	170 +162%	65−70 −162%
Elden Ring	96 +174%	35−40 −174%
Grand Theft Auto V	170 +162%	65−70 −162%
Metro Exodus	65 +171%	24−27 −171%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +161%	80−85 −161%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170 +162%	65−70 −162%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +157%	35−40 −157%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +187%	30−33 −187%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
Dota 2	156 +160%	60−65 −160%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +163%	40−45 −163%
Fortnite	95−100 +174%	35−40 −174%
Forza Horizon 4	142 +158%	55−60 −158%
Valorant	170−180 +165%	65−70 −165%