NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
32.9Rasterization24.3
20Ray Tracing—
50.2Memoryspec-based31.2
67.7Efficiencyspec-based93.3
41.3Compute33.3
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti scores 39.4 against 40.2 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 33
- 267% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 96 bit
- 188% higher bandwidth: 484 GB/s vs 168 GB/s
- 95% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,400 vs 4,831
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
- 72% lower TDP: 70 W vs 250 W
- 50% lower process: 8 nm vs 16 nm
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $699
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2024 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Process | 16 nm | 8 nm+50% |
| TDP | 250 W | 70 W+72% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+56% | 2,304 |
| RT cores | — | 18 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 72 |
| Base clock | 1,480 MHz+42% | 1,042 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,582 MHz+8% | 1,470 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11 GB+83% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 352 bit+267% | 96 bit |
| Bandwidth | 484 GB/s+188% | 168 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,400+95%Bottom 35% | 4,831Bottom 14% |
| PassMark G3D | 14,400+34%Bottom 34% | 10,740Bottom 18% |
| 1080p Ultra | 90 fpsBottom 23% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 64 fpsBottom 23% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 34 fpsBottom 23% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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