GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB - video card comparison
GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Architecture
Ampere (2020−2022)
Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name
GN20-E7 GA104
GA107
Market segment
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
January 2021
February 2024
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Boost clock speed
1245 MHz
1470 MHz
Core clock speed
780 MHz
-
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
8 nm
Number of transistors
17,400 million
8,700 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
6144
2304
Power consumption (TDP)
80 Watt
70 Watt
Texture fill rate
239.0
105.8
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
16 GB
6 GB
Memory bus width
256 Bit
96 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
320.0 GB/s
168.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI
+
+
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
8.6
8.6
OpenCL
2.0
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Shader Model
6.5
6.7
Vulkan
1.2
1.3