GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q vs GT 445M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 962 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.18 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF106 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (5 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 | 144 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 590 MHz | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1057 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.16 | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3398 TFLOPS | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 384 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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 60.0 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 September 2010 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3050 Max-Q has an age advantage of 10 years, a 33% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 445M and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
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