GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs RTX 3090 Ti

Place in performance ranking	8	158
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Value for money	14.31	24.25
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 January 2022 (2 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	$249
Current price	$1251 (0.6x MSRP)	$385 (1.5x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 8 GB has 69% better value for money than RTX 3090 Ti.

Technical specs

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	10752	2560
Core clock speed	1560 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1860 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	625.0	142.2

Size and 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	336 mm	242 mm
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 8-pin

Memory

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	24 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	21000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	1,008 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

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 support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
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 performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 3090 Ti 76.82
+136%

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.56

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 8 GB by 136% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3090 Ti 29754
+136%

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 8 GB by 136% in Passmark.

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	210 +147%	85−90 −147%
1440p	140 +155%	55−60 −155%
4K	101 +153%	40−45 −153%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

219

+143%

90−95
−143%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +158%	45−50 −158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160 +146%	65−70 −146%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +137%	70−75 −137%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +137%	75−80 −137%
Cyberpunk 2077	201 +136%	85−90 −136%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +141%	70−75 −141%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +153%	55−60 −153%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +141%	90−95 −141%
Hitman 3	210−220 +140%	90−95 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +141%	70−75 −141%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +136%	55−60 −136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	265 +141%	110−120 −141%
Watch Dogs: Legion	171 +144%	70−75 −144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +158%	45−50 −158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	138 +151%	55−60 −151%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +137%	70−75 −137%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +137%	75−80 −137%
Cyberpunk 2077	173 +147%	70−75 −147%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +141%	70−75 −141%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +153%	55−60 −153%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +141%	90−95 −141%
Hitman 3	210−220 +140%	90−95 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +141%	70−75 −141%
Metro Exodus	178 +137%	75−80 −137%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +136%	55−60 −136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	251 +151%	100−105 −151%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	394 +146%	160−170 −146%
Watch Dogs: Legion	154 +137%	65−70 −137%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +158%	45−50 −158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	123 +146%	50−55 −146%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +137%	70−75 −137%
Cyberpunk 2077	152 +153%	60−65 −153%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +141%	70−75 −141%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +153%	55−60 −153%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +141%	90−95 −141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	193 +141%	80−85 −141%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130 +136%	55−60 −136%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +156%	55−60 −156%
Hitman 3	170−180 +151%	70−75 −151%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +144%	55−60 −144%
Metro Exodus	125 +150%	50−55 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +160%	30−33 −160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	184 +145%	75−80 −145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +149%	35−40 −149%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	108 +140%	45−50 −140%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +143%	60−65 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	104 +160%	40−45 −160%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +147%	60−65 −147%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +146%	50−55 −146%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +149%	75−80 −149%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +145%	60−65 −145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	108 +140%	45−50 −140%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +154%	35−40 −154%
Hitman 3	100−110 +160%	40−45 −160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +160%	35−40 −160%
Metro Exodus	84 +140%	35−40 −140%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +148%	21−24 −148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 +165%	40−45 −165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	173 +147%	70−75 −147%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +163%	24−27 −163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +143%	30−33 −143%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +160%	40−45 −160%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +152%	21−24 −152%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +138%	40−45 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +169%	35−40 −169%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +156%	55−60 −156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70 +159%	27−30 −159%