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GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q vs GeForce RTX 3050

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

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 7251 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

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 7251 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

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

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 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 2080 Max-Q outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is 1071 days older than GeForce RTX 3050.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Performs up to 12% better in Elden Ring than GeForce RTX 3050 - 74 vs 66 FPS
Consumes up to 38% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 80 vs 130 Watts

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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Mobile • Jan 29th, 2019

FPS

74

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

66

89%

Value, £/FPS

£2.42/FPS

100%

Price, £

£159.99

100%

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 7251 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Mobile • Jan 29th, 2019

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

407

FPS

392

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

98

FPS

83

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

689

FPS

652

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

390

FPS

389

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

113

FPS

105

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Mobile • Jan 29th, 2019

Pixel Fillrate

70.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

201.5 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

81%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

71%

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 29th, 2019	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce 20 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
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	128-bit
384 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
735 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
1095 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q or GeForce RTX 3050

With selected game settings

Acer Nitro N50-650 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Acer Nitro N50-650 Gaming Desktop PC

57 FPS

£11.93/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-13400F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£679.99

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

56 FPS

£11.23/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£629

In Stock

Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 17L Desktop PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 17L Desktop PC

56 FPS

£12.46/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£698

In Stock

Veno Scorp Gaming PC Image

Veno Scorp Gaming PC

56 FPS

£16.7/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i3-12100F

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£934.99

In Stock

Popular GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£658.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£658.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

£199.55

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£199.55

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

£141.3

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

£244.34

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£141.3

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£244.34

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£89.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

£146.76

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£146.76

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£694.35

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£694.35

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

£50.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£50.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

£605.36

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£605.36

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£333.96

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£333.96

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

£63.56

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£63.56

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98