GeForce RTX 5080 vs RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Place in the ranking	219	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	36.63
Power efficiency	28.90	16.27
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GN20-P0-R 6 GB	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2023 (2 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	2560	10752
Core clock speed	1237 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1492 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	879.3
Floating-point processing power	no data	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	128
TMUs	no data	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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
Interface	no data	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	960.0 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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.8
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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	69 −233%	230−240 +233%
1440p	37 −224%	120−130 +224%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.34
1440p	no data	8.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +422%	9−10 −422%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 −233%	270−280 +233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −238%	260−270 +238%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +422%	9−10 −422%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −213%	100−105 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	105 −233%	350−400 +233%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −228%	220−230 +228%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −233%	220−230 +233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +1733%	3−4 −1733%
Valorant	100−110 −197%	300−310 +197%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −238%	260−270 +238%
Counter-Strike 2	40 +344%	9−10 −344%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −226%	75−80 +226%
Dota 2	61 −228%	200−210 +228%
Far Cry 5	97 +1840%	5−6 −1840%
Fortnite	120−130 −217%	400−450 +217%
Forza Horizon 4	86 −237%	290−300 +237%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −228%	220−230 +228%
Grand Theft Auto V	91 −230%	300−310 +230%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −233%	220−230 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +3850%	4−5 −3850%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +1733%	3−4 −1733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +1950%	4−5 −1950%
Valorant	100−110 −197%	300−310 +197%
World of Tanks	250−260 +3138%	8−9 −3138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −238%	260−270 +238%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +422%	9−10 −422%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −216%	60−65 +216%
Dota 2	85−90 −233%	290−300 +233%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +1440%	5−6 −1440%
Forza Horizon 4	76 −229%	250−260 +229%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −228%	220−230 +228%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +3850%	4−5 −3850%
Valorant	100−110 −197%	300−310 +197%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40 −225%	130−140 +225%
Grand Theft Auto V	40 −225%	130−140 +225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −214%	550−600 +214%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −226%	75−80 +226%
World of Tanks	160−170 −231%	550−600 +231%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −233%	170−180 +233%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −218%	70−75 +218%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −233%	70−75 +233%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +1750%	4−5 −1750%
Forza Horizon 4	57 −233%	190−200 +233%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −225%	130−140 +225%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −233%	190−200 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −224%	120−130 +224%
Valorant	65−70 +1600%	4−5 −1600%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Dota 2	40−45 +193%	14−16 −193%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −218%	140−150 +218%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −216%	60−65 +216%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −238%	260−270 +238%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −213%	50−55 +213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −218%	140−150 +218%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −227%	85−90 +227%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Dota 2	40−45 −218%	140−150 +218%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −233%	110−120 +233%
Fortnite	30−35 −223%	100−105 +223%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −233%	130−140 +233%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −233%	70−75 +233%
Valorant	30−35	0−1

This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 233% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 224% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3050 6GB Mobile surpassed RTX 5080 in all 17 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.19	85.08
Recency	6 January 2023	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	360 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 237.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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