GeForce RTX 3050 OEMvsGeForce RTX 4080
The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a budget-friendly card for light 1080p gaming and basic tasks, while the GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end card built for smooth 4K gaming and heavy creative work.
GeForce RTX 3050 OEM
Ampere · TSMC 8 nm · 2022
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GeForce RTX 4080
Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022
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Overall Performance Score
A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.
Side-by-Side Specs
Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.
Which should you buy?
The GeForce RTX 4080 wins overall for anyone needing high-end gaming or creative performance.
For budget buyers, the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is the smarter pick if you just need basic gaming at lower settings.
The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is the right choice when building a compact, low-power office PC that occasionally plays older games.
Frequently asked questions
Is the RTX 3050 OEM better than the RTX 4080?
Overall the RTX 4080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (83 vs 29 out of 100), so it leads the RTX 3050 OEM in most workloads.
How much faster is the RTX 4080 than the RTX 3050 OEM?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 is roughly 186% faster than the RTX 3050 OEM overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the RTX 3050 OEM or the RTX 4080?
If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080. If the RTX 3050 OEM is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.