The GeForce RTX 3050 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5090, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $7210.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 97% cheaper – $189.99 vs $7399.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 77% less energy – 130 vs 575 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5090
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 32 vs 8 GB
GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 5090 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Average FPS
83
34%
Min 1% FPS
44
27%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
100%
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$235.12
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$231.03
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$229.99
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$202.40
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$274.33
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GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
242
100%
Min 1% FPS
166
100%
Price, $
$7399.99
2%
Value, $/FPS
$30.57/FPS
7%
GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 5090 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 5090 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
224 GB/s
13%
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
13%
Texture Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
9%
FP32
9.098 TFLOPS
9%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
32 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1790 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
423.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
1637 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
104.8 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 3050 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$249.00 | MSRP | $1,999.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
130 W | Power Consumption | 575 W |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | Memory Size | 32 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 56.86 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| 142.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 1637 GTexel/s |
| 9.098 TFLOPS | FP32 | 104.8 TFLOPS |
