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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
39.4Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
38Inno Score
32.9Rasterization26.5
20Ray Tracing22.4
50.2Memoryspec-based37.1
67.7Efficiencyspec-based91.5
41.3Compute32.8
9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti scores 39.4 against 38 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 27
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 33
  • 175% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 128 bit
  • 116% higher bandwidth: 484 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
  • 62% higher 4K Ultra: 34 fps vs 21 fps

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

  • 50% lower process: 8 nm vs 16 nm
  • 48% lower TDP: 130 W vs 250 W
  • 12% higher Boost clock: 1,777 MHz vs 1,582 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $249 vs $699

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Announced20172022
ArchitecturePascalAmpere
Process16 nm8 nm+50%
TDP250 W130 W+48%
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Shading units3,584+40%2,560
RT cores—20
Tensor / AI cores—80
Base clock1,480 MHz1,552 MHz+5%
Boost clock1,582 MHz1,777 MHz+12%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM11 GB+38%8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Bus width352 bit+175%128 bit
Bandwidth484 GB/s+116%224 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
3DMark Time Spy9,400+54%Bottom 35%6,100Bottom 21%
3DMark Speed Way—1,450Bottom 2%
PassMark G3D14,400+44%Bottom 34%10,000Bottom 14%
1080p Ultra90 fps+61%Bottom 23%56 fpsBottom 8%
1440p Ultra64 fps+60%Bottom 23%40 fpsBottom 8%
4K Ultra34 fps+62%Bottom 23%21 fpsBottom 8%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
UpscalingNIS (driver-level)DLSS 4 (no FG)

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