NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
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
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Process | 16 nm | 8 nm+50% |
| TDP | 250 W | 130 W+48% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+40% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | — | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,480 MHz | 1,552 MHz+5% |
| Boost clock | 1,582 MHz | 1,777 MHz+12% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11 GB+38% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 352 bit+175% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 484 GB/s+116% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,400+54%Bottom 35% | 6,100Bottom 21% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,450Bottom 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 14,400+44%Bottom 34% | 10,000Bottom 14% |
| 1080p Ultra | 90 fps+61%Bottom 23% | 56 fpsBottom 8% |
| 1440p Ultra | 64 fps+60%Bottom 23% | 40 fpsBottom 8% |
| 4K Ultra | 34 fps+62%Bottom 23% | 21 fpsBottom 8% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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