GeForce GTX 580 vs GeForce RTX 3050

Prices and Stock
MSRP $499

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

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)

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

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CA$233.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

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CA$408.05

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Same as Founder's Edition

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Gaming X 8G)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 580 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 4074 days newer than GeForce GTX 580.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Performs up to 3200% better in Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GTX 580 - 33 vs 1 FPS
Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 - 130 vs 244 Watts
Up to 433% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 - 8 vs 2 GB

This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

GeForce GTX 580

Desktop • Nov 9th, 2010

FPS

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$9.39/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$309.99

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

Max

GeForce GTX 580

Desktop • Nov 9th, 2010

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

389

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

105

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

346

FPS

392

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

526

FPS

652

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

151

FPS

191

FPS

Dota 2

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 580

Desktop • Nov 9th, 2010

Pixel Fillrate

24.7 GPixel/s

43%

Texel Fillrate

49.41 GTexel/s

35%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 580	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Nov 9th, 2010	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce 500	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
192.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
772 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1002 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz