GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs RTX 2080 Ti

Place in the ranking	45	166
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.51	68.22
Power efficiency	15.54	17.37
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU102	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 September 2018 (6 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 8 GB has 217% better value for money than RTX 2080 Ti.

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 cores	4352	2560
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	420.2	142.2
Floating-point processing power	13.45 TFLOPS	9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs	88	32
TMUs	272	80
Tensor Cores	544	80
Ray Tracing Cores	68	20

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	616.0 GB/s	224.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x 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

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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 Ti 56.43
+72%

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.81

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 Ti 21693
+72%

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

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 HD	165 +73.7%	95−100 −73.7%
1440p	122 +74.3%	70−75 −74.3%
4K	93 +86%	50−55 −86%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.05 −131%	2.62 +131%
1440p	8.19 −130%	3.56 +130%
4K	10.74 −116%	4.98 +116%

RTX 3050 8 GB has 131% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3050 8 GB has 130% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3050 8 GB has 116% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +72%	75−80 −72%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +81.4%	70−75 −81.4%
Elden Ring	210−220 +75%	120−130 −75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	85 +88.9%	45−50 −88.9%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +72%	75−80 −72%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 +90%	30−33 −90%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +77.1%	170−180 −77.1%
Metro Exodus	110 +83.3%	60−65 −83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	106 +76.7%	60−65 −76.7%
Valorant	290 +81.3%	160−170 −81.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	235 +80.8%	130−140 −80.8%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +72%	75−80 −72%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +80%	30−33 −80%
Dota 2	138 +72.5%	80−85 −72.5%
Elden Ring	210−220 +75%	120−130 −75%
Far Cry 5	92 +84%	50−55 −84%
Fortnite	224 +72.3%	130−140 −72.3%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +77.1%	170−180 −77.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	134 +78.7%	75−80 −78.7%
Metro Exodus	100 +81.8%	55−60 −81.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	249 +77.9%	140−150 −77.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90 +80%	50−55 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +74%	100−105 −74%
Valorant	170 +78.9%	95−100 −78.9%
World of Tanks	270−280 +74.4%	160−170 −74.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	74 +85%	40−45 −85%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +72%	75−80 −72%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Dota 2	141 +76.3%	80−85 −76.3%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +76.9%	65−70 −76.9%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +77.1%	170−180 −77.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	183 +83%	100−105 −83%
Valorant	259 +72.7%	150−160 −72.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	110−120 +83.3%	60−65 −83.3%
Elden Ring	130−140 +78.7%	75−80 −78.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	110−120 +83.3%	60−65 −83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +75%	100−105 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +80%	35−40 −80%
World of Tanks	350−400 +74.8%	210−220 −74.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	74 +85%	40−45 −85%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +94.3%	35−40 −94.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +77.8%	90−95 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +83%	100−105 −83%
Metro Exodus	98 +78.2%	55−60 −78.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +75.4%	65−70 −75.4%
Valorant	204 +85.5%	110−120 −85.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +85.7%	35−40 −85.7%
Dota 2	142 +77.5%	80−85 −77.5%
Elden Ring	65−70 +94.3%	35−40 −94.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	142 +77.5%	80−85 −77.5%
Metro Exodus	51 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	209 +74.2%	120−130 −74.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +75%	24−27 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	142 +77.5%	80−85 −77.5%
World of Tanks	270 +80%	150−160 −80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	62 +77.1%	35−40 −77.1%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +85.7%	35−40 −85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Dota 2	139 +73.8%	80−85 −73.8%
Far Cry 5	105 +75%	60−65 −75%
Fortnite	96 +74.5%	55−60 −74.5%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +87.3%	55−60 −87.3%
Valorant	113 +73.8%	65−70 −73.8%

This is how RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Ti is 74% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Ti is 74% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Ti is 86% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	56.43	32.81
Recency	20 September 2018	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt