GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 4080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	27	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	21
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	76.40
Power efficiency	40.98	27.38
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD104	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2023 (2 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	7424	2304
Core clock speed	1290 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	386.3	105.8
Floating-point processing power	24.72 TFLOPS	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	80	32
TMUs	232	72
Tensor Cores	232	72
Ray Tracing Cores	58	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).

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	432.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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 4080 Mobile 65.39
+135%

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.80

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 4080 Mobile 25137
+135%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10685

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	155 +138%	65−70 −138%
1440p	102 +155%	40−45 −155%
4K	68 +152%	27−30 −152%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.75
1440p	no data	4.48
4K	no data	6.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	191 +139%	80−85 −139%
Cyberpunk 2077	149 +148%	60−65 −148%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	135 +145%	55−60 −145%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +137%	30−33 −137%
Forza Horizon 4	383 +139%	160−170 −139%
Forza Horizon 5	172 +146%	70−75 −146%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +145%	55−60 −145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +138%	50−55 −138%
Valorant	300−350 +141%	130−140 −141%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	127 +154%	50−55 −154%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +158%	24−27 −158%
Dota 2	164 +152%	65−70 −152%
Far Cry 5	127 +154%	50−55 −154%
Fortnite	250−260 +156%	100−105 −156%
Forza Horizon 4	351 +151%	140−150 −151%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +139%	70−75 −139%
Grand Theft Auto V	157 +142%	65−70 −142%
Metro Exodus	61 +154%	24−27 −154%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +139%	90−95 −139%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +138%	50−55 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +149%	70−75 −149%
Valorant	300−350 +141%	130−140 −141%
World of Tanks	270−280 +154%	110−120 −154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	113 +151%	45−50 −151%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +154%	24−27 −154%
Dota 2	165 +136%	70−75 −136%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +152%	50−55 −152%
Forza Horizon 4	323 +148%	130−140 −148%
Forza Horizon 5	168 +140%	70−75 −140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +139%	90−95 −139%
Valorant	300−350 +141%	130−140 −141%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	122 +144%	50−55 −144%
Grand Theft Auto V	122 +144%	50−55 −144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +150%	70−75 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +167%	30−33 −167%
World of Tanks	400−450 +135%	190−200 −135%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +149%	35−40 −149%
Counter-Strike 2	78 +160%	30−33 −160%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +156%	16−18 −156%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +146%	65−70 −146%
Forza Horizon 4	237 +137%	100−105 −137%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 +144%	50−55 −144%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +144%	50−55 −144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140 +155%	55−60 −155%
Valorant	270−280 +147%	110−120 −147%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	53 +152%	21−24 −152%
Dota 2	144 +140%	60−65 −140%
Grand Theft Auto V	144 +140%	60−65 −140%
Metro Exodus	67 +148%	27−30 −148%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +146%	85−90 −146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +157%	21−24 −157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	144 +140%	60−65 −140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +140%	35−40 −140%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +163%	30−33 −163%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +150%	8−9 −150%
Dota 2	157 +142%	65−70 −142%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +163%	40−45 −163%
Fortnite	95−100 +140%	40−45 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	122 +144%	50−55 −144%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 +150%	30−33 −150%
Valorant	150−160 +138%	65−70 −138%

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

RTX 4080 Mobile is 138% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 155% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 152% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	65.39	27.80
Recency	3 January 2023	2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	4 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	70 Watt