GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs RTX 4090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4090
2022
24 GB GDDR6X, 450 Watt
100.00
+222%

RTX 4090 outperforms RTX 3050 OEM by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1174
Place by popularity5not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.80no data
Power efficiency15.8717.04
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD102GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data

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 cores163842560
Core clock speed2235 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed2520 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)450 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate1,290140.4
Floating-point processing power82.58 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs17632
TMUs51280
Tensor Cores51280
Ray Tracing Cores12820

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length304 mm242 mm
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth1.01 TB/s224.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x 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 Model6.86.6
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 4090 100.00
+222%
RTX 3050 OEM 31.02

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 4090 38588
+222%
RTX 3050 OEM 11970

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 HD268
+235%
80−85
−235%
1440p206
+243%
60−65
−243%
4K145
+263%
40−45
−263%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 225
+246%
65−70
−246%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 235
+236%
70−75
−236%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+238%
85−90
−238%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+225%
75−80
−225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+243%
35−40
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 222
+242%
65−70
−242%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+237%
35−40
−237%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+235%
60−65
−235%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+223%
90−95
−223%
Hitman 3 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+252%
100−105
−252%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+244%
45−50
−244%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+254%
35−40
−254%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 450−500
+230%
140−150
−230%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+242%
45−50
−242%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 200−210
+238%
60−65
−238%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+231%
75−80
−231%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+225%
75−80
−225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+243%
35−40
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 214
+229%
65−70
−229%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+237%
35−40
−237%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+235%
60−65
−235%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+223%
90−95
−223%
Hitman 3 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+252%
100−105
−252%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+244%
45−50
−244%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+254%
35−40
−254%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 548
+243%
160−170
−243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
+244%
70−75
−244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+242%
45−50
−242%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 179
+225%
55−60
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+238%
65−70
−238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+243%
35−40
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+223%
65−70
−223%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+237%
35−40
−237%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+223%
90−95
−223%
Hitman 3 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
Horizon Zero Dawn 394
+228%
120−130
−228%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 541
+238%
160−170
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 305
+239%
90−95
−239%
Watch Dogs: Legion 153
+240%
45−50
−240%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+254%
35−40
−254%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+232%
50−55
−232%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+273%
30−33
−273%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 155
+244%
45−50
−244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+233%
55−60
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+242%
24−27
−242%
Cyberpunk 2077 154
+242%
45−50
−242%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+250%
24−27
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+239%
80−85
−239%
Hitman 3 130−140
+245%
40−45
−245%
Horizon Zero Dawn 388
+223%
120−130
−223%
Metro Exodus 152
+238%
45−50
−238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+236%
150−160
−236%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 268
+235%
80−85
−235%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+243%
70−75
−243%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+226%
27−30
−226%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+229%
21−24
−229%
Hitman 3 80−85
+246%
24−27
−246%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+250%
30−33
−250%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+255%
40−45
−255%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 281
+231%
85−90
−231%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120
+243%
35−40
−243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120
+243%
35−40
−243%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+225%
16−18
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+233%
24−27
−233%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+241%
75−80
−241%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+232%
85−90
−232%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+234%
35−40
−234%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+270%
30−33
−270%

This is how RTX 4090 and RTX 3050 OEM compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 235% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 243% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 263% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 100.00 31.02
Recency 20 September 2022 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 450 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 4090 has a 222.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has 246.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.


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