GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 230 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 45.98 |
| Architecture | no data | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 31 October 2023 (1 year ago) | 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1343 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 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 |
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 | medium sized | 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 | LPDDR5-6400 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 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 |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 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 | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 45 Watt |
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU has a 60% more advanced lithography process.
RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has 17.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between M3 Max 40-Core GPU and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
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