GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB - How Many FPS United Kingdom

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $179

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)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 96-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1470MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1500MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

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£172.52

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Solo GDDR6 96bit 1470/14000 HDCP Three DP HDMI Lite Pack

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X dust resistance, dual ball bearings, stainless steel bracket, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D and more)

Inno3D Geforce RTX 3050 Graphics Card 6GB Twin X2

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB 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 6 GB is 3423 days newer than GeForce GTX 980.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Performs up to 5% better in Need For Speed Unbound than GeForce GTX 980 - 69 vs 66 FPS
Consumes up to 58% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 70 vs 165 Watts
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 6 vs 4 GB

This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

96%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

FPS

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.46/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.97

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

Ultra

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

1920 x 1080

Ultra

110

FPS

112

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

155

FPS

158

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

341

FPS

342

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

593

FPS

604

FPS

Valorant

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 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

Pixel Fillrate

47.04 GPixel/s

60%

Texel Fillrate

105.8 GTexel/s

68%

GeForce GTX 980	vs	GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Sep 19th, 2014	Release Date	Feb 2nd, 2024
GeForce 900	Generation	GeForce 30
$549	MSRP	$179
1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	6 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	96-bit
224.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	168 GB/s
1127 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1042 MHz
1216 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1470 MHz
1753 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz