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Graphics card

GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 4080

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

GeForce RTX 4080 is 125% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce RTX 3050 leads on 0 parameters, GeForce RTX 4080 on 5.

Specification source: A — NVIDIA; B — NVIDIA. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

GeForce RTX 3050

Strengths

  • level

Trade-offs

  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization
  • Memory bandwidth

GeForce RTX 4080

Strengths

  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization
  • Memory bandwidth

Trade-offs

  • level

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    62
    270

  • Ray tracing

    46
    238

  • Video memory

    8 GB
    16 GB

  • Power efficiency

    130 W
    320 W

  • Memory bandwidth

    128-bit GDDR6
    256-bit GDDR6X

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce RTX 3050GeForce RTX 4080

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce RTX 3050Side BGeForce RTX 4080
Performance index62270better
Ray tracing index46238better
Video memory8 GB16 GBbetter
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory bus128 bit256 bitbetter
Boost clock1777 MHz2505 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)130 Wbetter320 W
UpscalerDLSSDLSS
Process nodeSamsung 8 nmTSMC 4 nm
ReleasedQ1 2022Q4 2022

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