GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh vs Quadro K4100M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	619	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.22	no data
Power efficiency	5.14	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GK104	GA107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 July 2013 (13 years ago)	6 July 2022 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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	1152	2048
Core clock speed	706 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.78	95.49
Floating-point processing power	1.627 TFLOPS	6.111 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	96	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16
L1 Cache	96 KB	2 MB
L2 Cache	512 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	MXM-B (3.0)	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	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	144.0 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
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 July 2013	6 July 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt