Comparison

GTX 980 vs RTX 3050

geforce gtx 980
geforce rtx 3050

Release Date

2015

Release Date

2022

Retail Price

$ 390

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+78.1%

Retail Price

$ 219

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MSRP

549 $

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+120.5%

MSRP

249 $

Peformace

4367

Peformace

6205

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+42.1%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

8 GB

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+100.0%

Power Consumption

165 W

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+26.9%

Power Consumption

130 W

Is GTX 980 better than RTX 3050?

No, in terms of performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 is slower than, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 by -42.1%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26.5, -44.6% lower than that of RTX 3050 47.7. Consuming 130 watts, RTX 3050 has better power consumption to peformance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption

GTX 980 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3050's by -154.5%. Here is more in depth overview of the price and used prices of GTX 980 Price History and RTX 3050 Price History