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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1652 days newer than GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q - 300 vs 297 FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q - 130 vs 150 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
300
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£159.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
93.95 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
234.9 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
61%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
61%
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q | vs | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 Mobile | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $249 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1290 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1468 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PCs Using GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q or GeForce RTX 3050
With selected game settings
248 FPS
£2.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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242 FPS
£2.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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242 FPS
£2.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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244 FPS
£3.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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