Radeon RX 9050 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 215 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 87 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 29.14 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (5 years ago) | 28 July 2026 (recently) |
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 | 3840 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1425 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,250 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 92 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 171.0 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.94 TFLOPS | 10.65 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 120 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 3.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 288.0 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 28 July 2026 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 92 Watt |
RTX 3060 Mobile has 15% lower power consumption.
RX 9050 8 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 33% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and Radeon RX 9050 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9050 8 GB is a desktop one.
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