GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce RTX 3080 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's £944.96 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3080

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 67% more VRAM memory – 10 vs 6 GB

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Up to 86% cheaper – £159.99 vs £1104.95
A better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 78% less energy – 70 vs 320 Watts

GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

Average FPS

151

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£1104.95

14%

Value, £/FPS

£7.31/FPS

30%

Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro 10GB GDDR6X Ray-Tracing LHR Graphics Card, 8704 Core, 1440MHz GPU, 1710MHz Boost, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Advanced TurboFan 3.0

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 XTREME 10GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

Average FPS

48%

Min 1% FPS

41%

Price, £

£159.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.19/FPS

100%

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)

Buy on Amazon

£174.23

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (Nvidia RTX3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE V2 OC 6GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

Buy on Amazon

£178.00

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1470MHz/14000MHz)

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD Graphics Card

GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

17662

100%

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4853

27%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3080

Sep 1st, 2020

Memory

10 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

760.3 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

29.77 TFLOPS

100%

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

Memory

6 GB

60%

Memory Bandwidth

168 GB/s

22%

Pixel Fillrate

47.04 GPixel/s

29%

Texture Fillrate

105.8 GTexel/s

23%

FP32

6.774 TFLOPS

23%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3080	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
General
Sep 1st, 2020	Release Date	Feb 2nd, 2024
$699.00	MSRP	$179.00
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 30
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
320 W	Power Consumption	70 W
Memory
10 GB	Memory Size	6 GB
GDDR6X	Memory Type	GDDR6
320-bit	Memory Bus	96-bit
760.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	168 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
164.2 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	47.04 GPixel/s
465.1 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	105.8 GTexel/s
29.77 TFLOPS	FP32	6.774 TFLOPS