GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 4080 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	45	184
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	37.70
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GN21-X9	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179
Current price	no data	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	7424	2304
Core clock speed	1860 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2280 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	386.3	105.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

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	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	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	20000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	432.0 GB/s	168.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	8.6

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	157 +96.3%	80−85 −96.3%
1440p	105 +90.9%	55−60 −90.9%
4K	74 +111%	35−40 −111%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

149

+98.7%

75−80
−98.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +91.1%	45−50 −91.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +102%	45−50 −102%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +98.8%	85−90 −98.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +91.7%	60−65 −91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 +90.7%	75−80 −90.7%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +90%	50−55 −90%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +102%	60−65 −102%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +95%	80−85 −95%
Hitman 3	120−130 +96.9%	65−70 −96.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +96.4%	110−120 −96.4%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +96.7%	60−65 −96.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +105%	55−60 −105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	383 +91.5%	200−210 −91.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	129 +98.5%	65−70 −98.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +91.1%	45−50 −91.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +102%	45−50 −102%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +98.8%	85−90 −98.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +91.7%	60−65 −91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	124 +90.8%	65−70 −90.8%
Far Cry 5	127 +95.4%	65−70 −95.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +102%	60−65 −102%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +95%	80−85 −95%
Hitman 3	120−130 +96.9%	65−70 −96.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +96.4%	110−120 −96.4%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +96.7%	60−65 −96.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +105%	55−60 −105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	264 +103%	130−140 −103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	334 +96.5%	170−180 −96.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	121 +102%	60−65 −102%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +91.1%	45−50 −91.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	118 +96.7%	60−65 −96.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +91.7%	60−65 −91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	121 +102%	60−65 −102%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +90%	50−55 −90%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +95%	80−85 −95%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +96.4%	110−120 −96.4%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +96.7%	60−65 −96.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	172 +91.1%	90−95 −91.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110 +100%	55−60 −100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+105%

55−60
−105%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +100%	55−60 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +90.8%	65−70 −90.8%
Hitman 3	65−70 +120%	30−33 −120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +93.3%	30−33 −93.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	93 +107%	45−50 −107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +110%	40−45 −110%
Cyberpunk 2077	82 +105%	40−45 −105%
Far Cry 5	129 +98.5%	65−70 −98.5%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +96.7%	60−65 −96.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +105%	60−65 −105%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +109%	45−50 −109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	237 +97.5%	120−130 −97.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	137 +95.7%	70−75 −95.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 +107%	45−50 −107%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	103 +106%	50−55 −106%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +114%	35−40 −114%
Hitman 3	40−45 +110%	21−24 −110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	86 +91.1%	45−50 −91.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +110%	40−45 −110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +91.7%	60−65 −91.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +117%	18−20 −117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +104%	27−30 −104%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +120%	30−33 −120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +117%	18−20 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +97.5%	40−45 −97.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +111%	35−40 −111%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +100%	30−33 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	56 +107%	27−30 −107%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+113%

24−27

−113%

This is how RTX 4080 Mobile and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 Mobile is 96% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 91% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 111% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	53.03	28.00
Recency	3 January 2023	2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	70 Watt