The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's €591.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 74% cheaper – €206.99 vs €798.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 58% less energy – 70 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is better in every way
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Feb 2nd, 2024
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, €
€206.99
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.83/FPS
100%
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€237.90
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€207.57
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€207.99
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€201.12
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€214.00
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€232.72
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€257.85
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GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Feb 2nd, 2024
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
168 GB/s
75%
Pixel Fillrate
47.04 GPixel/s
60%
Texture Fillrate
105.8 GTexel/s
68%
FP32
6.774 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
74%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Feb 2nd, 2024 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$179.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
70 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
6 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 96-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 168 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 47.04 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 105.8 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
6.774 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
