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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 GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2664 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 12% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce GTX 980 - 76 vs 68 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
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
76
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.11/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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
91%
GeForce GTX 980 | vs | 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 |
PC Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 3050
With selected game settings
69 FPS
£10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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70 FPS
£9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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70 FPS
£13.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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