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$599
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
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$598
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$598
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$666.22
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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MSRP in USD: $249
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$179.99
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 2048 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3050 - 165 vs 159 FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 70% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $179.99 vs $599.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce GTX 1080 - $1.13 vs $3.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 130 vs 180 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.63/FPS
31%
Price, $
$599
30%
FPS Winner
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG Strix Graphics Card (STRIX-GTX1080-A8G-GAMING)
Buy for $599 on Amazon
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
159
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
Buy for $179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 84 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
51%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $599 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1080 or GeForce RTX 3050
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
$5.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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87 FPS
$9.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$810.34
In Stock
118 FPS
$7.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,172
In Stock
113 FPS
$6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$735.6
In Stock
118 FPS
$7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869
In Stock
118 FPS
$6.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$748.5
In Stock
121 FPS
$7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
In Stock
115 FPS
$6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
159 FPS
$12.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,058
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