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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4080 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 RTX 4080 is 259 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 86% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 - $179.99 vs $1319.99
- Up to 60% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce RTX 4080 - $2.95 vs $7.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 130 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Performs up to 197% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce RTX 3050 - 181 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 16 vs 8 GB
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
61
33%
Value, $/FPS
$2.95/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
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GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.29/FPS
40%
Price, $
$1319.99
13%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6X Graphics Card
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Updated 9066 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
20%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
18%
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| $249 | MSRP | $1199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s |
| 1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2205 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2505 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce RTX 4080
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
181 FPS
$12.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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58 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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57 FPS
$14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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58 FPS
$15.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
$15.76/FPS
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Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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60 FPS
$19.53/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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59 FPS
$14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869
In Stock
62 FPS
$37.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,329
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58 FPS
$14.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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