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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2664 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 4% better in War Thunder than GeForce GTX 980 - 234 vs 226 FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 130 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
73.06604985864816%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
91.38817480719794%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
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