GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a whopping 661% 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 | 797 | 252 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 44.65 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (10 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 | 954 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 1343 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 75.21 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.813 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 14 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
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 | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.0 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 data | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 22
−627%
| 160−170
+627%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−637%
|
140−150
+637%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−606%
|
120−130
+606%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−633%
|
110−120
+633%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−600%
|
350−400
+600%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−614%
|
450−500
+614%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−650%
|
240−250
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−637%
|
140−150
+637%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−606%
|
120−130
+606%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−650%
|
45−50
+650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−633%
|
110−120
+633%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−627%
|
80−85
+627%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−600%
|
350−400
+600%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−650%
|
240−250
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−606%
|
120−130
+606%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−633%
|
110−120
+633%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−627%
|
80−85
+627%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−600%
|
350−400
+600%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−637%
|
140−150
+637%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−631%
|
190−200
+631%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−659%
|
220−230
+659%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−658%
|
250−260
+658%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−650%
|
45−50
+650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
−650%
|
45−50
+650%
|
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−633%
|
110−120
+633%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−633%
|
110−120
+633%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and RTX 3050 A Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 A Mobile is 627% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.41 | 25.96 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 661% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book in performance tests.
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