Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1080
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 4 Jan 2022
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1080
8192 Mb GDDR5X
Released 27 May 2016
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB100%
- GeForce GTX 1080133%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
- 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1080 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1080
- 33% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1080
The GeForce GTX 1080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (14 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | GP104 (GP104-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | 7,200 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | 2560 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 20 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 160 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | 27 May 2016 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB85.30 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1080102.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB142.20 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1080257.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB224.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1080320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB9098.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 10808228.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB56
- GeForce GTX 108053
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB115
- GeForce GTX 1080129
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB71
- GeForce GTX 108070
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB123
- GeForce GTX 1080125
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB90
- GeForce GTX 108091
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB43
- GeForce GTX 108042
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB86
- GeForce GTX 108096
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB51
- GeForce GTX 108052
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB80
- GeForce GTX 108080
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB60
- GeForce GTX 108062
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB26
- GeForce GTX 108025
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB6
- GeForce GTX 108032
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB41
- GeForce GTX 108043
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB31
- GeForce GTX 108033
FPS (higher is better)