GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh vs Quadro K4200
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 489 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.95 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.43 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 July 2014 (12 years ago) | 6 July 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $854.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
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Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 1344 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 771 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 784 MHz | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 108 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 87.81 | 95.49 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.107 TFLOPS | 6.111 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 112 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1350 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 172.8 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
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 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 July 2014 | 6 July 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 108 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh has an age advantage of 7 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 44% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K4200 and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K4200 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh is a notebook one.
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