compare/rtx-3050-8gb vs rtx-2080-super

RTX 3050 8GBvsRTX 2080 SUPER

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RTX 3050 8GB still wins for value.RTX 2080 SUPER has +0 GB VRAM, 121% more bandwidth, at +$1 (+0%) price.

▸Side by side

Contender · winner

RTX 3050 8GB

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$219

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 224 GB/s
tdp: 130 W
released: 2022-01-27

Contender

RTX 2080 SUPER

NVIDIA · Turing · sm_75

Street$220

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 496 GB/s
tdp: 250 W
released: 2019-07-23

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-3050-8gb	rtx-2080-super	delta
vram	8 GB	8 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	224 GB/s	496 GB/s	+272 · 121%
tdp	130 W	250 W	+120 W
street price	$219	$220	+$1 · 0%
arch maturity	2022-01-27	2019-07-23	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 2080 SUPER0 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 3 4B48 → 106 t/s +121%

Gemma 2 2b48 → 106 t/s +121%

Gemma 3 12B33 → 73 t/s +121%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B33 → 73 t/s +121%

Gemma 2 9B30 → 65 t/s +117%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 2080 SUPER adds 0 GB VRAM for +$1 (0% premium). The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 3050 8GBcan't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 3050 8GB: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 2080 SUPER IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.