GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs GeForce RTX 3050

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3050, which features a GPU core clock speed of 1552 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR6 memory running at 1750 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 2560 SPUs, 80 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3050		130 Watts
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		250 Watts
	Difference: 120 Watts (92%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER should be 121% faster than the GeForce RTX 3050 in general, because of its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		507904 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		229376 MB/sec
	Difference: 278528 (121%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is much (more or less 155%) more effective at AF than the GeForce RTX 3050. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		316800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		124160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 192640 (155%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER should be a lot (more or less 113%) more effective at AA than the GeForce RTX 3050, and should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		105600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		49664 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 55936 (113%)

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: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it must 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 anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.