GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 2080 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q with GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2080 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
36.06
+30%

RTX 2080 Max-Q outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking135201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data76.17
Power efficiency30.9027.17
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104BGA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 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 cores29442304
Core clock speed735 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed1095 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate201.5105.8
Floating-point processing power6.447 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs18472
Tensor Cores36872
Ray Tracing Cores4618

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s168.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6

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 2080 Max-Q 36.06
+30%
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.74

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 2080 Max-Q 13894
+30%
RTX 3050 6 GB 10689

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 HD115
+35.3%
85−90
−35.3%
1440p85
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
4K46
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.11
1440pno data2.75
4Kno data5.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 81
+35%
60−65
−35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Battlefield 5 142
+42%
100−105
−42%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Far Cry 5 117
+30%
90−95
−30%
Far Cry New Dawn 139
+39%
100−105
−39%
Forza Horizon 4 271
+35.5%
200−210
−35.5%
Hitman 3 75−80
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+39.1%
110−120
−39.1%
Metro Exodus 137
+37%
100−105
−37%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 174
+33.8%
130−140
−33.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+30.5%
95−100
−30.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+40%
55−60
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Battlefield 5 130
+30%
100−105
−30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 92
+31.4%
70−75
−31.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Far Cry 5 90
+38.5%
65−70
−38.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 102
+36%
75−80
−36%
Forza Horizon 4 223
+31.2%
170−180
−31.2%
Hitman 3 75−80
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+39.1%
110−120
−39.1%
Metro Exodus 120
+33.3%
90−95
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+35.8%
95−100
−35.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+36.4%
55−60
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+30.5%
95−100
−30.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+42%
50−55
−42%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Far Cry 5 67
+34%
50−55
−34%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+30.7%
140−150
−30.7%
Hitman 3 75−80
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+39.1%
110−120
−39.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+35.8%
95−100
−35.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+30%
60−65
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+30.5%
95−100
−30.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+36.7%
60−65
−36.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 88
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 69
+38%
50−55
−38%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Far Cry 5 51
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Forza Horizon 4 224
+31.8%
170−180
−31.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+40%
55−60
−40%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+32.3%
65−70
−32.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+30%
140−150
−30%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+32.3%
130−140
−32.3%
Metro Exodus 36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 27
+50%
18−20
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%

This is how RTX 2080 Max-Q and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Max-Q is 35% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Max-Q is 31% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Max-Q is 31% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.06 27.74
Recency 29 January 2019 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 2080 Max-Q has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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