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GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3050

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6X | 384-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 6788 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6X | 384-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 6788 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $799

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 3080 12 GB 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 3080 12 GB is 7 days newer than GeForce RTX 3050.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Performs up to 74% better in Death Stranding than GeForce RTX 3050 - 184 vs 106 FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 12 vs 8 GB

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB - 130 vs 350 Watts

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Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022

FPS

184

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

106

58%

Value, £/FPS

£1.51/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 6788 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

392

FPS

490

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

83

FPS

173

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

652

FPS

869

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

389

FPS

399

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

105

FPS

151

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

478.8 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

35%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

30%

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 11th, 2022	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 30
$799	MSRP	$249
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR6X	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	128-bit
912.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
1260 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
1710 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1188 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB or GeForce RTX 3050

With selected game settings

Acer Nitro N50-650 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Acer Nitro N50-650 Gaming Desktop PC

92 FPS

£7.39/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

90 FPS

£6.99/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

90 FPS

£7.76/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

91 FPS

£10.27/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i3-12100F

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£934.99

In Stock

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£159.99

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£159.99

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£159.99

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£89.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

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£1,151.3

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£159.99

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£146.76

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£159.99

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£68.99

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£159.99

£146.76

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GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

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£1,932.14

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£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

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£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£694.35

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GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

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£694.35

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£159.99

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£3,500

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£159.99

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£480.12

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£50.99

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£159.99

£50.99

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£605.36

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£605.36

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£333.96

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

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£333.96

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£409

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£369.99

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£159.99

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£409

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£159.99

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£369.99

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GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

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£159.99

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£599.99

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£63.56

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£159.99

£63.56

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£618.21

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£159.99

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£618.21

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£209.99

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GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300

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£159.99

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£209.99

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£159.99

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£2,300

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£799.98

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£159.99

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£799.98