GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs 930A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 930A and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms 930A by a whopping 784% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 832 | 250 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.85 | 44.39 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (11 years ago) | 2024 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 928 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 941 MHz | 1343 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.58 | 75.21 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7227 TFLOPS | 4.813 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 14 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 1.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.92 | 25.81 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 45 Watt |
GeForce 930A has 36% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has a 784% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 930A in performance tests.
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