The GeForce RTX 3050 is a 2x or more times slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $1979.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 91% cheaper than the GeForce RTX 5080 – $189.99 vs $2169.00
- A much better value for money when playing games compared to the GeForce RTX 5080
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than the GeForce RTX 5080 – 130 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- A 2x or more times faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than the GeForce RTX 3050 – 16 vs 8 GB
GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Average FPS
83
39%
Min 1% FPS
44
32%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
100%
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$189.99
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$231.03
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$232.55
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$274.39
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GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, $
$2169
8%
Value, $/FPS
$10.14/FPS
23%
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$2,169.00
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$2,799.99
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$2,099.99
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$2,279.00
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GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
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%
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%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 3050 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$249.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
130 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 56.86 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 142.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 9.098 TFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
