GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs RTX 3080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	91	312
Place by popularity	not in top-100	25
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	37.62
Power efficiency	25.67	13.68
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)	27 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

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 cores	6144	2048
Core clock speed	1110 MHz	1545 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1740 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	296.6	111.4
Floating-point processing power	18.98 TFLOPS	7.127 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	192	64
Tensor Cores	192	64
Ray Tracing Cores	48	16

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	192.0 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	No outputs	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	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	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 Mobile 42.80
+140%

RTX 3050 4 GB 17.85

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 Mobile 16448
+140%

RTX 3050 4 GB 6860

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	119 +164%	45−50 −164%
1440p	73 +143%	30−35 −143%
4K	46 +156%	18−20 −156%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.42
1440p	no data	6.63
4K	no data	11.06

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	103 +158%	40−45 −158%
Cyberpunk 2077	134 +144%	55−60 −144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +142%	45−50 −142%
Counter-Strike 2	100 +150%	40−45 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	108 +140%	45−50 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	261 +161%	100−105 −161%
Forza Horizon 5	147 +145%	60−65 −145%
Metro Exodus	108 +140%	45−50 −140%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +173%	30−33 −173%
Valorant	198 +148%	80−85 −148%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +142%	45−50 −142%
Counter-Strike 2	86 +146%	35−40 −146%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 +157%	35−40 −157%
Dota 2	132 +140%	55−60 −140%
Far Cry 5	83 +177%	30−33 −177%
Fortnite	180−190 +143%	75−80 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	213 +151%	85−90 −151%
Forza Horizon 5	125 +150%	50−55 −150%
Grand Theft Auto V	131 +162%	50−55 −162%
Metro Exodus	91 +160%	35−40 −160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +144%	85−90 −144%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 +147%	30−33 −147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +158%	60−65 −158%
Valorant	111 +147%	45−50 −147%
World of Tanks	270−280 +154%	110−120 −154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +142%	45−50 −142%
Counter-Strike 2	75 +150%	30−33 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +167%	30−33 −167%
Dota 2	128 +156%	50−55 −156%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +153%	40−45 −153%
Forza Horizon 4	185 +147%	75−80 −147%
Forza Horizon 5	110 +144%	45−50 −144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +144%	85−90 −144%
Valorant	179 +156%	70−75 −156%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	94 +169%	35−40 −169%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 +169%	35−40 −169%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +150%	70−75 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	49 +172%	18−20 −172%
World of Tanks	270−280 +146%	110−120 −146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%
Counter-Strike 2	47 +161%	18−20 −161%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +151%	55−60 −151%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +156%	55−60 −156%
Forza Horizon 5	84 +140%	35−40 −140%
Metro Exodus	90 +157%	35−40 −157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +163%	30−33 −163%
Valorant	134 +144%	55−60 −144%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
Dota 2	93 +166%	35−40 −166%
Grand Theft Auto V	93 +166%	35−40 −166%
Metro Exodus	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 +156%	55−60 −156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 +167%	12−14 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	93 +166%	35−40 −166%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Dota 2	110 +144%	45−50 −144%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Fortnite	60−65 +163%	24−27 −163%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +163%	30−33 −163%
Forza Horizon 5	48 +167%	18−20 −167%
Valorant	76 +153%	30−33 −153%