GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 5080 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's €1666.12 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 8 GB

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050

Up to 90% cheaper – €193.88 vs €1860.00
A better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 64% less energy – 130 vs 360 Watts

GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Average FPS

214

100%

Min 1% FPS

139

100%

Price, €

€1860

10%

Value, €/FPS

€8.69/FPS

27%

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G VENTUS 3X OC PLUS GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2655 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, SFF (Small Form Factor)

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G TRIO OC GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2715 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, formato ATX

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 GAMING OC 16G Scheda Grafica - 16GB GDDR7, 256 bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080GAMING OC-16GD

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G VENTUS 3X OC GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2655 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, pronta per SFF (Small Form Factor)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF 16G Scheda Grafica - 16 GB GDDR7, 256 bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2670MHz Frequenza Base, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, GV-N5080WF3OC-16GD

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G INSPIRE 3X OC GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2655 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, pronta per SFF

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

Average FPS

39%

Min 1% FPS

32%

Price, €

€193.88

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.33/FPS

100%

ASUS DUAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition Scheda Video 6 GB GDDR6, Multiprocessore Streaming NVIDIA Ampere, Resistenza alla Polvere IP5X, Auto-Extreme, GPU Tweak III, Nero, DUAL-RTX3050-O6G

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition Scheda Video 6 GB GDDR6, Multiprocessore Streaming NVIDIA Ampere, Resistenza alla Polvere IP5X, Auto-Extreme, GPU Tweak III, Nero, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G NVIDIA 6GB GDDR6

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS Bianco 8G OC (8GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1807MHz/14000MHz)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB GDDR6

GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in My Games

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

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

33109

100%

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

6225

19%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Memory

16 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

960 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

335 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

879.3 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

56.28 TFLOPS

100%

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

Memory

8 GB

50%

Memory Bandwidth

224 GB/s

23%

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

17%

Texture Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

16%

FP32

9.098 TFLOPS

16%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 5080	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3050
General
Jan 30th, 2025	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
$999.00	MSRP	$249.00
GeForce 50	Generation	GeForce 30
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
360 W	Power Consumption	130 W
Memory
16 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR7	Memory Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Memory Bus	128-bit
960 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
335 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	56.86 GPixel/s
879.3 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	142.2 GTexel/s
56.28 TFLOPS	FP32	9.098 TFLOPS

Prebuilt Gaming PCs

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Megaport
€3,299.00
214 FPS
€15.41/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 5080
CPUCore i9-14900KF
RAM64 GB
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€3,299.00
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PC
€999.00
67 FPS
€14.91/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 3050
CPUCore i7-12700F
RAM32 GB
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€999.00
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BREUNOR AGARES -
€3,599.99
214 FPS
€16.82/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 5080
CPUCore i9-14900K
RAM32 GB
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€3,599.99
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PCSpecialist Prism
€799.00
63 FPS
€12.68/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 3050
CPUCore i5-12400F
RAM16 GB
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€799.00
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CyberpowerPC Wyvern
€699.00
47 FPS
€14.87/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 3050
CPUCore i5-10400F
RAM16 GB
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€699.00
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Updated 33790 minutes ago
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PCSpecialist Prism
€799.00
56 FPS
€14.26/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 3050
CPURyzen 5 5500
RAM16 GB
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Mini Pc, 8K Mini Pc Core i9-11900 With Nvidia RTX 3050 Graphics Card 6GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR4 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD Gaming Mini
€1,148.00
62 FPS
€18.51/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 3050
CPUCore i9-11900
RAM32 GB
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€1,148.00
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HP Victus by TG02-2175ng
€1,584.99
74 FPS
€21.41/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 3050
CPUCore i7-14700F
RAM16 GB
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CyberpowerPC Wyvern
€729.00
63 FPS
€11.57/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 3050
CPUCore i5-12400F
RAM16 GB
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€729.00
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High End
€2,909.00
206 FPS
€14.12/FPS
GPUGeForce RTX 5080
CPURyzen 7 7800X3D
RAM32 GB
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