GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 4080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile with GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4080 Mobile
2023
12 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
65.22
+135%

RTX 4080 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data76.18
Power efficiency40.6327.17
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD104GA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

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 cores74242304
Core clock speed1290 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate386.3105.8
Floating-point processing power24.72 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs8032
TMUs23272
Tensor Cores23272
Ray Tracing Cores5818

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth432.0 GB/s168.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.6

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 Mobile 65.22
+135%
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 Mobile 25124
+135%
RTX 3050 6 GB 10692

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 HD157
+142%
65−70
−142%
1440p104
+160%
40−45
−160%
4K70
+159%
27−30
−159%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.75
1440pno data4.48
4Kno data6.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 149
+148%
60−65
−148%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+147%
45−50
−147%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+166%
35−40
−166%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+141%
70−75
−141%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+158%
40−45
−158%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
+138%
60−65
−138%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+163%
40−45
−163%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+156%
50−55
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+142%
90−95
−142%
Hitman 3 110−120
+149%
45−50
−149%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+142%
85−90
−142%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+148%
60−65
−148%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+144%
45−50
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+145%
85−90
−145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+140%
60−65
−140%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+147%
45−50
−147%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+166%
35−40
−166%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+141%
70−75
−141%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+158%
40−45
−158%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+148%
50−55
−148%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+163%
40−45
−163%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+156%
50−55
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+142%
90−95
−142%
Hitman 3 110−120
+149%
45−50
−149%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+142%
85−90
−142%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+148%
60−65
−148%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+144%
45−50
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 351
+151%
140−150
−151%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+144%
45−50
−144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+140%
60−65
−140%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+147%
45−50
−147%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+136%
50−55
−136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+158%
40−45
−158%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+142%
50−55
−142%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+163%
40−45
−163%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+142%
90−95
−142%
Hitman 3 110−120
+149%
45−50
−149%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+142%
85−90
−142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 318
+145%
130−140
−145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 172
+146%
70−75
−146%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110
+144%
45−50
−144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+144%
45−50
−144%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+144%
45−50
−144%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 93
+166%
35−40
−166%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+163%
24−27
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+173%
30−33
−173%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+140%
110−120
−140%
Hitman 3 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+146%
50−55
−146%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+138%
40−45
−138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 237
+137%
100−105
−137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
+155%
55−60
−155%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+148%
90−95
−148%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+160%
35−40
−160%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+138%
24−27
−138%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Hitman 3 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
Horizon Zero Dawn 211
+148%
85−90
−148%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+150%
30−33
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 117
+160%
45−50
−160%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+162%
21−24
−162%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+144%
16−18
−144%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 121
+142%
50−55
−142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 56
+167%
21−24
−167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+143%
21−24
−143%

This is how RTX 4080 Mobile and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 142% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 160% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 159% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 65.22 27.75
Recency 3 January 2023 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 4080 Mobile has a 135% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.


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