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GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

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Performance score

GeForce GTX 980 Ti · 6 GB GDDR5, 250 W
13.50 +7%
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB 2024, $169 · 6 GB GDDR6, 70 W
12.57

GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 7% faster than GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB by our estimate.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

Real tests

What the test measures

Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.

GPU rendering (Blender)

faster than 19% of tested · runs: 10

faster than 40% of tested · runs: 145

Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.

Overview

GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Score (0–100) 13.5 12.57
Ranking position 132 137
Price/performance (0–100) no data 71.07
Power efficiency (0–100) 25.89 86.08
Manufacturer NVIDIA NVIDIA
Type Desktop Desktop
Architecture Maxwell Ampere
Release date no data 2024-02-02
Launch price no data $169

Specifications

GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Shader cores 2816 2304
Base clock 1000 MHz 1040 MHz
Boost clock 1075 MHz 1470 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) 6.05 6.77
Hardware ray tracing no yes
Upscaling no data DLSS 2

Video memory

GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
VRAM 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory bus 384 bit 96 bit

Power and connection

GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Board power 250 W 70 W
PCI Express version no data 4.0

Pros and cons

GeForce GTX 980 Ti

  • 7% higher overall score

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

  • lower power draw: 70 W vs 250 W
  • has hardware ray tracing

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