AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
—Rasterization46.4
—Ray Tracing39.7
26.9Memoryspec-based54.6
97.8Efficiencyspec-based68
20Compute61.6
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
- 71% lower TDP: 92 W vs 320 W
- 52% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,710 MHz
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Stronger compute score: 62 vs 20
- 750% higher Shading units: 8,704 vs 1,024
- 750% higher Tensor / AI cores: 272 vs 32
- 428% higher bandwidth: 760 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 400% higher Bus width: 320 bit vs 64 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2020 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Process | 4 nm+50% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 92 W+71% | 320 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 8,704+750% |
| RT cores | 16 | 68+325% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 32 | 272+750% |
| Base clock | — | 1,440 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+52% | 1,710 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 10 GB+150% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 320 bit+400% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 760 GB/s+428% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 17,600Top 31% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 4,700Top 36% |
| PassMark G3D | — | 24,500Top 24% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 146 fpsTop 41% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 108 fpsTop 41% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 60 fpsTop 39% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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