GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs RTX 4080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	27	226
Place by popularity	not in top-100	74
Power efficiency	40.59	27.97
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD104	GN20-P0
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)

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	7424	2048
Core clock speed	1290 MHz	1238 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	386.3	no data
Floating-point processing power	24.72 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	80	no data
TMUs	232	no data
Tensor Cores	232	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	58	no data

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	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data

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	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	432.0 GB/s	no data
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

Portable Device Dependent

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	8.9	-

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 Mobile 65.19
+166%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.50

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 4080 Mobile 57702
+267%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 15712

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 4080 Mobile 111294
+158%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 43216

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 4080 Mobile 41727
+249%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4080 Mobile 131005
+101%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 65252

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4080 Mobile 703825
+46.5%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 480364

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 4080 Mobile 18534
+312%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 4497

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	157 +149%	63 −149%
1440p	104 +131%	45 −131%
4K	70 +169%	26 −169%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

149
+126%

−126%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +102%	55−60 −102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +60.3%	58 −60.3%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +106%	80−85 −106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +102%	50−55 −102%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 +175%	52 −175%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +84.2%	55−60 −84.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +96.9%	65−70 −96.9%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +50.3%	140−150 −50.3%
Hitman 3	110−120 +96.5%	57 −96.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +79.1%	110−120 −79.1%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +18.3%	126 −18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +26.4%	87 −26.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +148%	80−85 −148%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −29.2%	186 +29.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +102%	55−60 −102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +191%	32 −191%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +106%	80−85 −106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +102%	50−55 −102%
Cyberpunk 2077	124 +202%	41 −202%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +84.2%	55−60 −84.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +96.9%	65−70 −96.9%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +50.3%	140−150 −50.3%
Hitman 3	110−120 +104%	55 −104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +79.1%	110−120 −79.1%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +56.8%	95 −56.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +74.6%	63 −74.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	351 +273%	94 −273%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +104%	50−55 −104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −25%	180 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +102%	55−60 −102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	118 +392%	24 −392%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +102%	50−55 −102%
Cyberpunk 2077	121 +256%	34 −256%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +84.2%	55−60 −84.2%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +50.3%	140−150 −50.3%
Hitman 3	110−120 +120%	51 −120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +178%	74 −178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	318 +293%	81 −293%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	172 +274%	46 −274%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110 +323%	26 −323%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120
+52.8%

−52.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +134%	45−50 −134%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +116%	35−40 −116%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +131%	24−27 −131%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	93 +323%	22 −323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +125%	27−30 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	82 +356%	18 −356%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +84.6%	140−150 −84.6%
Hitman 3	70−75 +100%	37 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +108%	59 −108%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +82.7%	52 −82.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	237 +323%	56 −323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140 +352%	30−35 −352%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +34.3%	166 −34.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+71.7%

−71.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +128%	24−27 −128%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +158%	18−20 −158%
Hitman 3	40−45 +193%	15 −193%
Horizon Zero Dawn	211 +64.8%	120−130 −64.8%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +103%	37 −103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	117 +303%	29 −303%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +323%	12−14 −323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +550%	6 −550%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +132%	30−35 −132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	121 +256%	34 −256%
Watch Dogs: Legion	56 +409%	10−12 −409%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+104%

−104%

This is how RTX 4080 Mobile and RTX 3050 4GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 Mobile is 149% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 131% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 169% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 Mobile is 550% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 29% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4080 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	65.19	24.50
Recency	3 January 2023	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	4 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	60 Watt

RTX 4080 Mobile has a 166.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, on the other hand, has 83.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

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