NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
298.6x more texture fill rate: 82.80 GTexel/s vs 277.3 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 16 nm
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 180 Watt
150x more memory clock speed: 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective vs 10 GB/s
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 57386 vs 52556
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 200.776 vs 150.103
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 15.298 vs 14.035
4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 108.443 vs 27.417
Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 16098 vs 11173
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3690
Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 16098 vs 11173
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3690

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 May 2021 vs 27 May 2016
Texture fill rate	82.80 GTexel/s vs 277.3 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 180 Watt
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective vs 10 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	57386 vs 52556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	200.776 vs 150.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	15.298 vs 14.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	108.443 vs 27.417
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	16098 vs 11173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	16098 vs 11173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3343

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)

2.2x more core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 67% higher boost clock speed: 1733 MHz vs 1035 MHz
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 15530 vs 10167
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 891 vs 497
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2036.763 vs 1938.08
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 819.934 vs 568.183
Around 40% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 7532 vs 5393

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1607 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz vs 1035 MHz
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	15530 vs 10167
PassMark - G2D Mark	891 vs 497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2036.763 vs 1938.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	819.934 vs 568.183
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	7532 vs 5393

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

10167

15530

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

497

891

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

57386

52556

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

200.776

150.103

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1938.08

2036.763

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.298

14.035

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

108.443

27.417

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

568.183

819.934

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

16098

11173

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3343

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

16098

11173

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3343

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

5393

7532

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark	10167	15530
PassMark - G2D Mark	497	891
Geekbench - OpenCL	57386	52556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	200.776	150.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1938.08	2036.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	15.298	14.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	108.443	27.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	568.183	819.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	16098	11173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	16098	11173
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3343
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5393	7532

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Pascal
Code name	GA106	GP104
Launch date	11 May 2021	27 May 2016
Place in performance rating	268	265
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$599
Price now		$439.99
Value for money (0-100)		43.72
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1035 MHz	1733 MHz
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1607 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	82.80 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	5.299 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	5.299 TFLOPS
Pipelines	2560	2560
Pixel fill rate	49.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	82.80 GTexel/s	277.3 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	180 Watt
Transistor count	12000 million	7,200 million
CUDA cores		2560
Floating-point performance		8,873 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		94 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
G-SYNC support
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	8-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		500 Watt
Width		2-slot
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	320 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	10 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
SLI
Virtual Reality
VR Ready