GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs TITAN RTX

Place in the ranking	66	165
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.11	69.33
Power efficiency	11.98	17.26
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU102	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 December 2018 (6 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 8 GB has 3186% better value for money than TITAN RTX.

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	4608	2560
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	509.8	142.2
Floating-point processing power	16.31 TFLOPS	9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	288	80
Tensor Cores	576	80
Ray Tracing Cores	72	20

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 8-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	24 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	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_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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.

TITAN RTX 48.92
+49.5%

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.72

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.

TITAN RTX 18858
+49.5%

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

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	161 +61%	100−110 −61%
1440p	101 +55.4%	65−70 −55.4%
4K	72 +60%	45−50 −60%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	15.52	2.49
1440p	24.74	3.83
4K	34.71	5.53

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

79
+58%

50−55

−58%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +60%	65−70 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	104 +60%	65−70 −60%
Battlefield 5	209 +60.8%	130−140 −60.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	143 +50.5%	95−100 −50.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +58%	50−55 −58%
Far Cry 5	127 +58.8%	80−85 −58.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	201 +54.6%	130−140 −54.6%
Forza Horizon 4	281 +56.1%	180−190 −56.1%
Hitman 3	117 +56%	75−80 −56%
Horizon Zero Dawn	348 +51.3%	230−240 −51.3%
Metro Exodus	144 +51.6%	95−100 −51.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	127 +58.8%	80−85 −58.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	206 +58.5%	130−140 −58.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	215 +53.6%	140−150 −53.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	186 +55%	120−130 −55%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 +60%	55−60 −60%
Battlefield 5	203 +56.2%	130−140 −56.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	131 +54.1%	85−90 −54.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +58%	50−55 −58%
Far Cry 5	101 +55.4%	65−70 −55.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	154 +54%	100−105 −54%
Forza Horizon 4	254 +58.8%	160−170 −58.8%
Hitman 3	116 +54.7%	75−80 −54.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	336 +52.7%	220−230 −52.7%
Metro Exodus	144 +51.6%	95−100 −51.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110 +57.1%	70−75 −57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	286 +50.5%	190−200 −50.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +55.4%	65−70 −55.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	204 +56.9%	130−140 −56.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79 +58%	50−55 −58%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80 +60%	50−55 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	102 +56.9%	65−70 −56.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +56%	50−55 −56%
Far Cry 5	79 +58%	50−55 −58%
Forza Horizon 4	175 +59.1%	110−120 −59.1%
Hitman 3	111 +58.6%	70−75 −58.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	218 +55.7%	140−150 −55.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	242 +51.3%	160−170 −51.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	139 +54.4%	90−95 −54.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	86 +56.4%	55−60 −56.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

123

+53.8%

80−85
−53.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +50.8%	65−70 −50.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +50%	50−55 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +54.3%	35−40 −54.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 +65%	40−45 −65%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 +58%	50−55 −58%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 +65%	40−45 −65%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +62.9%	35−40 −62.9%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +50%	170−180 −50%
Hitman 3	100 +53.8%	65−70 −53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	168 +52.7%	110−120 −52.7%
Metro Exodus	114 +52%	75−80 −52%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +52.5%	120−130 −52.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +54%	50−55 −54%
Watch Dogs: Legion	205 +57.7%	130−140 −57.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

119

+58.7%

75−80
−58.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	88 +60%	55−60 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	67 +67.5%	40−45 −67.5%
Hitman 3	48 +60%	30−33 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150 +50%	100−105 −50%
Metro Exodus	121 +51.3%	80−85 −51.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 +58.5%	65−70 −58.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 +66.7%	30−33 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	49 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%
Forza Horizon 4	114 +52%	75−80 −52%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	109 +55.7%	70−75 −55.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	43 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

74
+64.4%

45−50

−64.4%

This is how TITAN RTX and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

TITAN RTX is 61% faster in 1080p
TITAN RTX is 55% faster in 1440p
TITAN RTX is 60% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.92	32.72
Recency	18 December 2018	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	130 Watt