NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | TU104 | GA106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | TU104-400A-A1 | GA106-150-A1 |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 13,250 million |
| Die size | 545 mm² | 276 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 20th, 2018 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 20 | GeForce 30 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 10 | GeForce 20 |
| Production | Active | Unreleased |
| Launch price | 699 USD | — |
| Current price | Amazon / Newegg | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 66 in our database | — |
| Successor | GeForce 30 | — |
| gpu.details.availability | — | 2022 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1515 MHz | 1552 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1710 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2944 | 2560 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 184 | 80 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| SM count | 46 | 20 |
| Tensor cores | 368 | 80 |
| RT cores | 46 | 20 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 4 MB | 2 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 109.4 GPixel/s | 85.30 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 314.6 GTexel/s | 142.2 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 20.14 TFLOPS (2:1) | 9.098 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 10.07 TFLOPS | 9.098 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 314.6 GFLOPS (1:32) | 142.2 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 242 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | 116 mm 4.6 inches | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 35 mm 1.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 215 W | 90 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort1x USB Type-C | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | PG180 SKU 2 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
