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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 4302 days newer than GeForce GTX 480.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 85% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than GeForce GTX 480 - 85 vs 46 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 130 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 8 vs 2 GB
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
85
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$279.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
21.03 GPixel/s
37%
Texel Fillrate
42.06 GTexel/s
30%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 480 | vs | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $499 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1.5 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 177.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 701 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 924 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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