GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1080

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 4 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
GeForce GTX 1080
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
Release date: 27 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    133%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider 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 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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 1080

HWBench recommends 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 GBGeForce GTX 1080
GPU NameGA106 (GA106-150-A1)vsGP104 (GP104-400-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs16 nm
Die Size276 mm²vs314 mm²
Transistors13,250 millionvs7,200 million
Shaders2560vs2560
Compute Units20vs20
Core clock1552 MHzvs1607 MHz
ROPs48vs64
TMUs80vs160

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GBGeForce GTX 1080
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5X
Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
vs1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GBGeForce GTX 1080
TDP130 wattsvs180 watts
Release Date4 Jan 2022vs27 May 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    85.30 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    102.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    142.20 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    257.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    224.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    320.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    9098.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    8228.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    56
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    129

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    71
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    123
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    125

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 GB
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    51
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    80

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 GB
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    26
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    6
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    41
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    43

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 GB
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    33

FPS (higher is better)