GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs GRID M3-3020

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M3-3020 with GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GRID M3-3020
2016
4 GB GDDR5
7.65

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GRID M3-3020 by a whopping 410% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking495105
Place by popularitynot in top-10076
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGM107GN21-X2
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 May 2016 (8 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6402560
Core clock speed1033 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1306 MHz2370 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate52.24140.4
Floating-point performance1,672 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GRID M3-3020 and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed5200 MHz16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.08.9

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 HD18−20
−433%
96
+433%
1440p9−10
−444%
49
+444%
4K6−7
−417%
31
+417%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−472%
103
+472%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−475%
65−70
+475%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−457%
117
+457%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−425%
120−130
+425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−464%
75−80
+464%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−419%
83
+419%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−425%
80−85
+425%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−439%
95−100
+439%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−448%
140−150
+448%
Hitman 3 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−427%
150−160
+427%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−433%
110−120
+433%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−422%
90−95
+422%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−410%
204
+410%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−462%
118
+462%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−475%
65−70
+475%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−411%
92
+411%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−425%
120−130
+425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−464%
75−80
+464%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−492%
71
+492%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−425%
80−85
+425%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−439%
95−100
+439%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−448%
140−150
+448%
Hitman 3 9−10
−422%
47
+422%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−427%
150−160
+427%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−433%
110−120
+433%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−422%
90−95
+422%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−460%
168
+460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−420%
156
+420%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−433%
95−100
+433%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−475%
65−70
+475%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−483%
70
+483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−464%
75−80
+464%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−442%
65
+442%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−425%
80−85
+425%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−448%
140−150
+448%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−427%
150−160
+427%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−437%
145
+437%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−471%
80
+471%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−420%
52
+420%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−422%
90−95
+422%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−436%
75−80
+436%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−469%
90−95
+469%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−425%
40−45
+425%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−438%
40−45
+438%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−490%
55−60
+490%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−414%
36
+414%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−475%
69
+475%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−479%
80−85
+479%
Hitman 3 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−431%
85−90
+431%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−421%
70−75
+421%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−425%
84
+425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−490%
59
+490%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−483%
35
+483%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−458%
65−70
+458%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−457%
35−40
+457%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−450%
30−35
+450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−433%
30−35
+433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−444%
45−50
+444%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−450%
33
+450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−422%
47
+422%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18
+500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−475%
21−24
+475%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−440%
50−55
+440%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−444%
45−50
+444%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−420%
26
+420%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%

This is how GRID M3-3020 and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 433% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 444% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 417% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.65 38.99
Recency 18 May 2016 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M3-3020 in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M3-3020 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook one.


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