GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs RTX 4080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4080 Mobile
2023
12 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
65.19
+159%

RTX 4080 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency40.6328.71
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD104GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)6 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores74242560
Core clock speed1290 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHz1492 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology4 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate386.3no data
Floating-point processing power24.72 TFLOPSno data
ROPs80no data
TMUs232no data
Tensor Cores232no data
Ray Tracing Cores58no 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth432.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.9-

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
+159%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.13

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
+231%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421

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 6GB Mobile 11960

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
+80.7%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486

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
+40.6%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 500518

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 4080 Mobile 18534
+298%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661

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
+118%
72
−118%
1440p104
+189%
36
−189%
4K70
+192%
24−27
−192%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 149
+84%
81
−84%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+102%
55−60
−102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+116%
40−45
−116%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+106%
80−85
−106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+102%
50−55
−102%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
+123%
64
−123%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+81%
55−60
−81%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+96.9%
65−70
−96.9%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+49.3%
140−150
−49.3%
Hitman 3 110−120
+120%
50−55
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+79.1%
110−120
−79.1%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+73.3%
85−90
−73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+145%
85−90
−145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+39.8%
100−110
−39.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+102%
55−60
−102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+116%
40−45
−116%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+106%
80−85
−106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+102%
50−55
−102%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+170%
46
−170%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+81%
55−60
−81%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+96.9%
65−70
−96.9%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+49.3%
140−150
−49.3%
Hitman 3 110−120
+120%
50−55
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+79.1%
110−120
−79.1%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+73.3%
85−90
−73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 351
+308%
86
−308%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+104%
50−55
−104%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+39.8%
100−110
−39.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+102%
55−60
−102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+174%
40−45
−174%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+102%
50−55
−102%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+210%
39
−210%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+81%
55−60
−81%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+49.3%
140−150
−49.3%
Hitman 3 110−120
+120%
50−55
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+79.1%
110−120
−79.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 318
+318%
76
−318%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 172
+244%
50
−244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110
+6.8%
100−110
−6.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+129%
45−50
−129%
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
+272%
24−27
−272%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+125%
27−30
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+413%
16−18
−413%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+114%
27−30
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+83.3%
140−150
−83.3%
Hitman 3 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+137%
50−55
−137%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+97.9%
45−50
−97.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 237
+316%
57
−316%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
+278%
37
−278%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+58.2%
140−150
−58.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+117%
40−45
−117%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+128%
24−27
−128%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+145%
20−22
−145%
Hitman 3 40−45
+120%
20−22
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 211
+63.6%
120−130
−63.6%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+168%
27−30
−168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 117
+333%
27−30
−333%

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%
6−7
−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
+290%
30−35
−290%
Watch Dogs: Legion 56
+409%
10−12
−409%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+132%
21−24
−132%

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

  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 118% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 189% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 192% 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.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4080 Mobile surpassed RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 65.19 25.13
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 4080 Mobile has a 159.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 6GB 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 6GB Mobile in performance tests.


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