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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.73 GHz · 180 W Speed index 7/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.73 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 8.87 TFLOPS.

KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.49 GHz · 70 W Speed index 6/100

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.49 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.84 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 30 % faster than the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
Speed index
7/100
6/100
FP32
8.87 TFLOPS
6.84 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.73 GHz
1.49 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5X
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
168 GB/s
TDP
180 W
70 W
Launch Price
599 $
179 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
GPU ChipGP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1GA107-325-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2018
Shader25602304
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units16072
Raytracing Cores--18
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 18 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.251 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed10.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s168 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit96 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.251 GHz clocks.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White has a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
Base Clock1.607 GHz1.042 GHz
Boost Clock1.733 GHz1.485 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has a turbo clock of 1.733 GHz. The turbo frequency of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White is 1.485 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
TDP180 W70 W
Tjunction max94 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm2 x 40 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
Length267 mm185 mm
Height111 mm121 mm
Width38 mm39 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2016Q1/2024
Launch Price599 $179 $
Structure size16 nm8 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 was released in Q2/2016.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White published in Q1/2024 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 +53.9 %

  1. 3,319
  2. 2,157

Port Royal (Raytracing) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White +71.0 %

  1. 1,589
  2. 2,717

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,170

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 40 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 6GB LP White +3.8 %

  1. 53,292
  2. 55,328

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 +14.2 %

  1. 63,883
  2. 55,931

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