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Boost Clock
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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 8% better in Dota 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 185 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $179.99 vs $199.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Dota 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - $0.97 vs $1.16 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
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and 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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
73%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
91%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce RTX 3050
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
144 FPS
$5.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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151 FPS
$4.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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126 FPS
$6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$810.89
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151 FPS
$5.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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155 FPS
$6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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170 FPS
$6.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,172
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155 FPS
$5.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869
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191 FPS
$12.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,329
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151 FPS
$5.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
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155 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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