GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 3090 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's £1399.51 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3090

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 200% more VRAM memory – 24 vs 8 GB

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050

Up to 89% cheaper – £165.99 vs £1565.50
A much better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 63% less energy – 130 vs 350 Watts

GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3090

Sep 1st, 2020

Average FPS

162

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£1565.5

10%

Value, £/FPS

£9.66/FPS

21%

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3090 GAMING X TRIO 24G Gaming Graphics Card - 24GB GDDR6X, 1785 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 384-bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

Palit GeForce RTX 3090 GameRock 24GB GDDR6X Graphics Card with ARGB SYNC, Angel ARGB, 10496 Core, 1395 MHz GPU, 1740 MHz Boost, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual BIOS, 0-dB Tech, NED3090019SB-1021G

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

Average FPS

51%

Min 1% FPS

44%

Price, £

£165.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.99/FPS

100%

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 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 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 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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£174.61

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 EAGLE Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1777MHz Core Clock, 1x DP 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050EAGLE-8GD

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

GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in My Games

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

GeForce RTX 3090

Sep 1st, 2020

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3090

Sep 1st, 2020

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

19893

100%

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

6225

31%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3090

Sep 1st, 2020

Memory

24 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

936.2 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

189.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

556 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

35.58 TFLOPS

100%

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

Memory

8 GB

33%

Memory Bandwidth

224 GB/s

24%

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

30%

Texture Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

26%

FP32

9.098 TFLOPS

26%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3090	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3050
General
Sep 1st, 2020	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
$1,499.00	MSRP	$249.00
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 30
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
350 W	Power Consumption	130 W
Memory
24 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR6X	Memory Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Memory Bus	128-bit
936.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
189.8 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	56.86 GPixel/s
556 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	142.2 GTexel/s
35.58 TFLOPS	FP32	9.098 TFLOPS