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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2664 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 400% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than GeForce GTX 980 - 5 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €236.96 vs €816.21
- Up to 94% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than GeForce GTX 980 - €47.39 vs €816.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 130 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
5
100%
Value, €/FPS
€47.39/FPS
100%
Price, €
€236.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Scheda video Gaming - 8GB GDDR6X, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
73%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
91%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$249 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GTX 980
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
€712.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
€799/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€667.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
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€799/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€849/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€1194.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
€839.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
€1499/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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