GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 4 GB vs GTX 1080 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	132	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	38.54	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N17E-G3	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 August 2016 (8 years ago)	6 July 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	2560	2048
CUDA cores	2560	no data
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	1125 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	283.4	72.00
Floating-point performance	9.068 gflops	no 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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	10 GB/s	11 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	176.0 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	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 August 2016	6 July 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt

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