NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 $1,999
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 $249
21760 Shaders
32GB GDDR7
2407MHz
2560 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1777MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.35 PFLOPS
FP4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
291.14 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
104.75 TFLOPS
FP32
9.1 TFLOPS
FP16
104.75 TFLOPS
FP16
9.1 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.1-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.9-Slots
TDP
575W
TDP
115W
Power Connectors
-
1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
1x 12-Pin
-

Peak AI Performance

  • 11.51x faster vs GeForce RTX 3050
  • 91% slower vs GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce RTX 5090 - 3.35 PFLOPS FP4 Tensor Sparse
x11.51
GeForce RTX 3050 - 291.14 TOPS INT4 Tensor Sparse
x1

FP32

  • 11.51x faster vs GeForce RTX 3050
  • 91% slower vs GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce RTX 5090 - 104.75 TFLOPS FP32
x11.51
GeForce RTX 3050 - 9.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP16

  • 11.51x faster vs GeForce RTX 3050
  • 91% slower vs GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce RTX 5090 - 104.75 TFLOPS FP16
x11.51
GeForce RTX 3050 - 9.1 TFLOPS FP16
x1
  • 8x faster vs GeForce RTX 3050
  • 88% slower vs GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce RTX 5090 - 1792GB/s
x8
GeForce RTX 3050 - 224GB/s
x1
  • 400% higher vs GeForce RTX 3050
  • 80% lower vs GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce RTX 5090 - 575W
x5
GeForce RTX 3050 - 115W
x1
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL 71,805
24%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA 73,995
21%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan 57,700
28%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Blackwell
Architecture
Ampere
Family
GeForce 50
Family
GeForce 30
Codename
NV192
GB202
Variant
GB202-300-A1
Codename
NV177
GA107
Variant
GA107-150-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
12/16/2022
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
Samsung
Fabrication Node
4NP
Fabrication Node
8N
Die Size
762 mm²
Die Size
200 mm²
Transistor Count
92.2 Billion
Transistor Count
8.7 Billion
Transistor Density
121.07M/mm²
Transistor Density
43.50M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
21760 Shaders
Shading Units
2560 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
680 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
176 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Tensor Cores
680 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
80 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
170 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
20 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
170 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
20 SMs
Graphics Processing Clusters
11 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
2010MHz Base
2407MHz
1552MHz Base
1777MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.35 PFLOPS
FP4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
291.14 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP4
1.68 PFLOPS Tensor
3.35 PFLOPS Tensor Sparse
-
-
-
FP8
838.02 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
1.68 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
419.01 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
838.02 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
-
-
-
-
-
FP16
104.75 TFLOPS
419.01 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
838.02 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
209.51 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
419.01 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
9.1 TFLOPS
36.39 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
72.79 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
18.2 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
36.39 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
104.75 TFLOPS
FP32
9.1 TFLOPS
FP64
1.64 TFLOPS
FP64
140 GFLOPS
BF16
104.75 TFLOPS
209.51 TFLOPS Tensor
419.01 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
9.1 TFLOPS
18.2 TFLOPS Tensor
36.39 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
104.75 TFLOPS Tensor
209.51 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
9.1 TFLOPS Tensor
18.2 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
-
-
-
INT4
145.57 TOPS Tensor
291.14 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
838.02 TOPS Tensor
1.68 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
72.79 TOPS Tensor
145.57 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT32
104.75 TOPS
INT32
4.55 TOPS
Ray Tracing
317.7 TOPS
Ray Tracing
17.8 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
423.632 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
56.864 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
1636.76 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
142.16 GTexel/s
L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
L2
96MB Shared
L2
2MB Shared
32GB
GDDR7
8GB
GDDR6
Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2210MHz
Transfer Rate
28GT/s
Bandwidth
1792GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
TDP
575W
TDP
115W
Temp
90°C Max
-
-
-
3x DisplayPort 2.1
1x HDMI 2.1
3x DisplayPort 1.4
-
1x HDMI 2.1
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
165Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
3x NVENC 9
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
-
Model
2x NVDEC 6
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
VP8
VP9
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
VP8
VP9
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_3
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.8
CUDA
12.8
PureVideo HD
VP13
VDPAU
Feature Set M
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
2x Fans
2x Fans
Power Connectors
-
1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
1x 12-Pin
-
Slots Required
2.1
PCIe Version
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
1.9
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
8
Height
137 mm (5.39 in)
Width
304 mm (11.97 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
242 mm (9.53 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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