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Graphics card

GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 4090

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

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Verdict

GeForce RTX 4090 is 138% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce RTX 3050 leads on 0 parameters, GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090

Strengths

  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization
  • Memory bandwidth

Trade-offs

  • level

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    62
    340

  • Ray tracing

    46
    300

  • Video memory

    8 GB
    24 GB

  • Power efficiency

    130 W
    450 W

  • Memory bandwidth

    128-bit GDDR6
    384-bit GDDR6X

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce RTX 3050GeForce RTX 4090

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce RTX 3050Side BGeForce RTX 4090
Performance index62340better
Ray tracing index46300better
Video memory8 GB24 GBbetter
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory bus128 bit384 bitbetter
Boost clock1777 MHz2520 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)130 Wbetter450 W
UpscalerDLSSDLSS
Process nodeSamsung 8 nmTSMC 4 nm
ReleasedQ1 2022Q4 2022

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