GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GTX 980M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M SLI with GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
24.61

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms GTX 980M SLI by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking224201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data76.17
Power efficiency8.4427.17
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 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 cores30722304
Core clock speed1038 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rateno data105.8
Floating-point processing powerno data6.774 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data72
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data168.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+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:

900p135
−11.1%
150−160
+11.1%
Full HD110
−9.1%
120−130
+9.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.49

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
Hitman 3 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−5.3%
120−130
+5.3%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−11.8%
95−100
+11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−9.4%
70−75
+9.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−6.8%
110−120
+6.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
Hitman 3 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−5.3%
120−130
+5.3%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−11.8%
95−100
+11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−9.4%
70−75
+9.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−6.8%
110−120
+6.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
Hitman 3 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−5.3%
120−130
+5.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−6.8%
110−120
+6.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−9.4%
70−75
+9.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−12.7%
160−170
+12.7%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−7.1%
150−160
+7.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Hitman 3 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−10.2%
140−150
+10.2%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how GTX 980M SLI and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6 GB is 11% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3050 6 GB is 9% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.61 27.74
Recency 7 October 2014 2 February 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 3050 6 GB has a 12.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.


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