GeForce RTX 4050 vs RTX 3080 12 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and GeForce RTX 4050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3080 12 GB
2022
12 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
69.09
+84.6%

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms RTX 4050 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking25122
Place by popularitynot in top-10041
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.87no data
Power efficiency13.7226.02
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA102AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 January 2022 (2 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores89602560
Core clock speed1260 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed1710 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate478.8211.2
Floating-point processing power30.64 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs28080
Tensor Cores280120
Ray Tracing Cores7018

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length285 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1188 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth912.4 GB/s216.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 69.09
+84.6%
RTX 4050 37.43

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 26654
+84.6%
RTX 4050 14439

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 HD189
+89%
100−110
−89%
1440p122
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%
4K87
+93.3%
45−50
−93.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.23no data
1440p6.55no data
4K9.18no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+91.4%
70−75
−91.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+89.3%
75−80
−89.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+90.8%
65−70
−90.8%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+101%
110−120
−101%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+98.3%
60−65
−98.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+91.4%
70−75
−91.4%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+95%
60−65
−95%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+87.8%
90−95
−87.8%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+97.5%
120−130
−97.5%
Hitman 3 120−130
+98.5%
65−70
−98.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+93.8%
130−140
−93.8%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+93.8%
80−85
−93.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+86.2%
65−70
−86.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+93.3%
150−160
−93.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+90%
80−85
−90%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+89.3%
75−80
−89.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+90.8%
65−70
−90.8%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+101%
110−120
−101%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+98.3%
60−65
−98.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+91.4%
70−75
−91.4%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+95%
60−65
−95%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+87.8%
90−95
−87.8%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+97.5%
120−130
−97.5%
Hitman 3 120−130
+98.5%
65−70
−98.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+93.8%
130−140
−93.8%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+93.8%
80−85
−93.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+86.2%
65−70
−86.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 356
+87.4%
190−200
−87.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+85%
80−85
−85%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+90%
80−85
−90%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+89.3%
75−80
−89.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+90.8%
65−70
−90.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+98.3%
60−65
−98.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+91.4%
70−75
−91.4%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+95%
60−65
−95%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+97.5%
120−130
−97.5%
Hitman 3 120−130
+98.5%
65−70
−98.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+87.9%
140−150
−87.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 314
+84.7%
170−180
−84.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 165
+94.1%
85−90
−94.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95
+90%
50−55
−90%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+86.2%
65−70
−86.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+94.1%
85−90
−94.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+100%
55−60
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+95.6%
45−50
−95.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+109%
35−40
−109%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+93.6%
140−150
−93.6%
Hitman 3 100−110
+102%
50−55
−102%
Horizon Zero Dawn 206
+87.3%
110−120
−87.3%
Metro Exodus 116
+93.3%
60−65
−93.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 236
+96.7%
120−130
−96.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+90.8%
65−70
−90.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+99.2%
120−130
−99.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+90%
60−65
−90%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+93.3%
45−50
−93.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
Hitman 3 78
+95%
40−45
−95%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+88.3%
120−130
−88.3%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+98.2%
55−60
−98.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+88.6%
70−75
−88.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+90%
30−33
−90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+98.3%
60−65
−98.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 142
+89.3%
75−80
−89.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+104%
27−30
−104%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%

This is how RTX 3080 12 GB and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 89% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 88% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 93% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.09 37.43
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 3080 12 GB has a 84.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
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