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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
40.2Inno Score
28.4Rasterization24.3
20Ray Tracing—
41.5Memoryspec-based31.2
76.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
41.2Compute33.3
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10803 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB wins this graphics card face-off, 40.2 to 37.8. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 24
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 33
  • 167% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 96 bit
  • 90% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 168 GB/s
  • 56% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,536 vs 4,831

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

  • 61% lower TDP: 70 W vs 180 W
  • 50% lower process: 8 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $169 vs $599

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Announced20162024
ArchitecturePascalAmpere
Process16 nm8 nm+50%
TDP180 W70 W+61%
Power connector1x 8-pinNone (slot-powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Shading units2,560+11%2,304
RT cores—18
Tensor / AI cores—72
Base clock1,607 MHz+54%1,042 MHz
Boost clock1,733 MHz+18%1,470 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
VRAM8 GB+33%6 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Bus width256 bit+167%96 bit
Bandwidth320 GB/s+90%168 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
3DMark Time Spy7,536+56%Bottom 27%4,831Bottom 14%
PassMark G3D15,607+45%Bottom 41%10,740Bottom 18%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no FG)

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