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GeForce GTX 980M vs GeForce RTX 3050

GeForce GTX 980M vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 980M

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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)

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

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Updated 11 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 980M

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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)

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

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)

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS White 8G OC (8GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1807MHz/14000MHz)

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

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)

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

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

MSI, GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X E 6G OC

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 980M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2646 days newer than GeForce GTX 980M.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Performs up to 189% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than GeForce GTX 980M - 26 vs 9 FPS

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Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

GeForce GTX 980M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014

FPS

9

35%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

26

100%

Value, £/FPS

£6.15/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)

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

GeForce GTX 980M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

93

FPS

131

FPS

Apex Legends

Apex Legends

88

FPS

105

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

386

FPS

389

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

149

FPS

168

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

364

FPS

392

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 980M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

34.56 GPixel/s

61%

Texel Fillrate

51.84 GTexel/s

36%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 980M	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Oct 7th, 2014	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce 900M	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
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	128-bit
160.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
540 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1253 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 980M or GeForce RTX 3050

With selected game settings

Acer Nitro N50-650 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Acer Nitro N50-650 Gaming Desktop PC

8 FPS

£85/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-13400F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£679.99

In Stock

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CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

6 FPS

£104.83/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£629

In Stock

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Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 17L Desktop PC

6 FPS

£116.5/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£699

In Stock

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Veno Scorp Gaming PC

7 FPS

£133.57/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i3-12100F

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£934.99

In Stock

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£254.99

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£159.99

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GeForce GTX 980M

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

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£159.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

GeForce GTX 980M

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£658.99

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GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

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£201.99

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£159.99

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£658.99

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£159.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£201.99

GeForce GTX 980M

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£469.99

GeForce GTX 980M

£141.3

GeForce GTX 980M

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£438.99

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£159.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

GeForce GTX 980M

£244.34

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£141.3

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£244.34

GeForce GTX 980M

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce GTX 980M

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce GTX 980M

£146.76

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£146.76

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce GTX 980M

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£685.78

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£685.78

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce GTX 980M

£49

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£49

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.99

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce GTX 980M

£63.56

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£63.56

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce GTX 980M

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.03

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.03

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce GTX 980M

Radeon RX 6800 XT

£486.49

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6800 XT

£486.49

GeForce GTX 980M

£605.36

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£605.36

GeForce GTX 980M

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99