GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, which has GPU clock speed of 1260 MHz, and 12288 MB of GDDR6X memory set to run at 1188 MHz through a 384-bit bus. It also is comprised of 8960 Stream Processors, 280 Texture Address Units, and 112 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3050		130 Watts
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		350 Watts
	Difference: 220 Watts (169%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should in theory be quite a bit superior to the GeForce RTX 3050 overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		934298 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		229376 MB/sec
	Difference: 704922 (307%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should be much (about 184%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce RTX 3050. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		352800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		124160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 228640 (184%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should be much (approximately 184%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce RTX 3050, and also should be able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		141120 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		49664 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 91456 (184%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.