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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 490 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 82% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - £203.47 vs £1104.95
- Up to 63% better value when playing Fortnite than GeForce RTX 3080 - £2.48 vs £6.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 130 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 101% better in Fortnite than GeForce RTX 3050 - 165 vs 82 FPS
- Up to 25% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 10 vs 8 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
82
49%
Value, £/FPS
£2.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£203.47
100%
Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
165
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.7/FPS
37%
Price, £
£1104.95
18%
FPS Winner
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
Buy for £1,104.95 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
30%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$249 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 10 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 128-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce RTX 3080
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
72 FPS
£9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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72 FPS
£9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
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157 FPS
£8.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,315.2
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155 FPS
£12.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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153 FPS
£18.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£2,790
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164 FPS
£15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,519.95
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155 FPS
£14.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
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155 FPS
£11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
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164 FPS
£14.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,449.95
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155 FPS
£12.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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