GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q vs GRID M3-3020
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 589 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (4 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1033 MHz | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1306 MHz | 1057 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 52.24 | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.672 TFLOPS | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1300 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 176.0 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 | No outputs | 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 | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3050 Max-Q has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GRID M3-3020 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GRID M3-3020 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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