GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 4080 SUPER

Place in the ranking	4	204
Place by popularity	55	21
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	37.78	75.11
Power efficiency	19.15	27.29
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD103	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 99% better value for money than RTX 4080 SUPER.

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	10240	2304
Core clock speed	2295 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	2550 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	45,900 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	816.0	105.8
Floating-point processing power	52.22 TFLOPS	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	32
TMUs	320	72
Tensor Cores	320	72
Ray Tracing Cores	80	18

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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	310 mm	242 mm
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	None

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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1438 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	736.3 GB/s	168.0 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.8	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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 4080 SUPER 89.02
+221%

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.75

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 4080 SUPER 34224
+221%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10669

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	261 +226%	80−85 −226%
1440p	178 +224%	55−60 −224%
4K	118 +237%	35−40 −237%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.83 −71.1%	2.24 +71.1%
1440p	5.61 −72.4%	3.25 +72.4%
4K	8.47 −65.5%	5.11 +65.5%

RTX 3050 6 GB has 71% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3050 6 GB has 72% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3050 6 GB has 66% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	246 +228%	75−80 −228%
Elden Ring	278 +227%	85−90 −227%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	240 +243%	70−75 −243%
Forza Horizon 4	614 +223%	190−200 −223%
Metro Exodus	198 +230%	60−65 −230%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +247%	45−50 −247%
Valorant	550−600 +224%	180−190 −224%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	214 +229%	65−70 −229%
Dota 2	179 +225%	55−60 −225%
Elden Ring	350−400 +225%	110−120 −225%
Far Cry 5	161 +222%	50−55 −222%
Fortnite	300−350 +224%	95−100 −224%
Forza Horizon 4	568 +234%	170−180 −234%
Grand Theft Auto V	179 +225%	55−60 −225%
Metro Exodus	188 +242%	55−60 −242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +231%	65−70 −231%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +247%	45−50 −247%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +248%	50−55 −248%
Valorant	550−600 +224%	180−190 −224%
World of Tanks	270−280 +228%	85−90 −228%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	190 +245%	55−60 −245%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +248%	50−55 −248%
Forza Horizon 4	527 +229%	160−170 −229%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +231%	65−70 −231%
Valorant	550−600 +224%	180−190 −224%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	169 +238%	50−55 −238%
Elden Ring	270−280 +239%	80−85 −239%
Grand Theft Auto V	169 +238%	50−55 −238%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +250%	50−55 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +244%	27−30 −244%
World of Tanks	500−550 +223%	160−170 −223%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +222%	27−30 −222%
Counter-Strike 2	123 +251%	35−40 −251%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +256%	45−50 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	397 +231%	120−130 −231%
Metro Exodus	171 +242%	50−55 −242%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	221 +240%	65−70 −240%
Valorant	450−500 +234%	140−150 −234%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	134 +235%	40−45 −235%
Dota 2	187 +240%	55−60 −240%
Elden Ring	150−160 +242%	45−50 −242%
Grand Theft Auto V	187 +240%	55−60 −240%
Metro Exodus	106 +253%	30−33 −253%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +222%	65−70 −222%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +256%	18−20 −256%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +240%	55−60 −240%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +237%	27−30 −237%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +254%	35−40 −254%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +250%	30−33 −250%
Fortnite	95−100 +256%	27−30 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	201 +235%	60−65 −235%
Valorant	270−280 +225%	85−90 −225%