GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Tesla V100 PCIe 32 GB

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot rated154
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.78
ArchitectureVolta (2017−2020)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGV100GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date27 March 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249
Current price$7229 $385 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores51202560
Core clock speed1230 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1380 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors21,100 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate441.6142.2
Floating-point performance14,131 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount32 GB8 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth897.0 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.08.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 March 2018 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Tesla V100 PCIe 32 GB and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Tesla V100 PCIe 32 GB is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Tesla V100 PCIe 32 GB
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