GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q with GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
35.83
+103%

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q outperforms RTX 3050 4 GB by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking137309
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.01
Power efficiency30.7013.42
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104GA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores30722048
Core clock speed735 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speed1080 MHz1740 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt90 Watt
Texture fill rate207.4111.4
Floating-point processing power6.636 TFLOPS7.127 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs19264
Tensor Cores38464
Ray Tracing Cores4816

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 connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth352.0 GB/s192.0 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_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1401.3
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 Super Max-Q 35.83
+103%
RTX 3050 4 GB 17.62

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 Super Max-Q 13806
+103%
RTX 3050 4 GB 6788

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 HD110
+120%
50−55
−120%
1440p72
+106%
35−40
−106%
4K48
+129%
21−24
−129%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.98
1440pno data5.69
4Kno data9.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90
+125%
40−45
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
+113%
45−50
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Far Cry 5 119
+116%
55−60
−116%
Far Cry New Dawn 152
+117%
70−75
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+115%
85−90
−115%
Hitman 3 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%
Metro Exodus 195
+105%
95−100
−105%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+122%
45−50
−122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+115%
60−65
−115%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+107%
60−65
−107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+120%
35−40
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+120%
40−45
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Far Cry 5 100
+122%
45−50
−122%
Far Cry New Dawn 109
+118%
50−55
−118%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+115%
85−90
−115%
Hitman 3 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%
Metro Exodus 156
+108%
75−80
−108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85
+113%
40−45
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+115%
60−65
−115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+111%
35−40
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+107%
60−65
−107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+107%
27−30
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+120%
30−33
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+107%
30−33
−107%
Far Cry 5 72
+106%
35−40
−106%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+115%
85−90
−115%
Hitman 3 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+115%
55−60
−115%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+115%
60−65
−115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+120%
40−45
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+107%
60−65
−107%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+107%
45−50
−107%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+127%
30−33
−127%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
+111%
35−40
−111%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+121%
24−27
−121%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+113%
24−27
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Far Cry 5 56
+107%
27−30
−107%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+104%
100−105
−104%
Hitman 3 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+123%
40−45
−123%
Metro Exodus 75
+114%
35−40
−114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+113%
40−45
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+114%
85−90
−114%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+111%
35−40
−111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+128%
18−20
−128%
Hitman 3 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+114%
80−85
−114%
Metro Exodus 65
+117%
30−33
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+125%
24−27
−125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+129%
14−16
−129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+114%
14−16
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 32
+129%
14−16
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+129%
21−24
−129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+122%
18−20
−122%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and RTX 3050 4 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 120% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 106% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 129% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.83 17.62
Recency 2 April 2020 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 90 Watt

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q has a 103.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 4 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 4 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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