GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh: specs and benchmarks
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh sales 6 July 2022. This is a desktop graphics card based on an Ampere architecture and made with 8 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 6 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 12 GB/s are supplied, and together with 96 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 144.0 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is an integrated video card. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 75 Watt.
Primary Details
Some basic facts about GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | |
GPU code name | GA107 | |
Market segment | Desktop | |
Release date | 6 July 2022 (1 year ago) |
Detailed Specifications
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
Boost clock speed | 990 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
Texture fill rate | 63.36 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Form Factor & Compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | |
Width | IGP | |
Supplementary power connectors | None |
VRAM Capacity and Type
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
Memory type | GDDR6 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Memory bus width | 96 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory clock speed | 12 GB/s | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
Memory bandwidth | 144.0 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Connectivity and Outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
Display Connectors | No outputs |
API Compatibility
APIs supported by GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | |
Shader Model | 6.6 | |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
OpenCL | 3.0 | |
Vulkan | 1.3 | |
CUDA | 8.6 |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
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AMD equivalent
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