GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs 320M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 320M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms 320M by a whopping 4460% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1269 | 256 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 89 |
| Power efficiency | 1.65 | 28.82 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | C89 | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2010 (15 years ago) | 6 January 2023 (2 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 | 48 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0912 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 12000 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12_2 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
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 HD | 24
−192%
| 70
+192%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 34 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8000%
|
81
+8000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6300%
|
64
+6300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2225%
|
90−95
+2225%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1038%
|
90−95
+1038%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−504%
|
160−170
+504%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
−1311%
|
250−260
+1311%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4500%
|
46
+4500%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−991%
|
120−130
+991%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2225%
|
90−95
+2225%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 50−55 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1038%
|
90−95
+1038%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1720%
|
91
+1720%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−504%
|
160−170
+504%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3800%
|
39
+3800%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−991%
|
120−130
+991%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2225%
|
90−95
+2225%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1038%
|
90−95
+1038%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−900%
|
50
+900%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−504%
|
160−170
+504%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 50−55 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−16500%
|
160−170
+16500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−3400%
|
170−180
+3400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−5500%
|
55−60
+5500%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−214%
|
40−45
+214%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−4433%
|
130−140
+4433%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
This is how GeForce 320M and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 192% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 16500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 26 tests (41%)
- there's a draw in 37 tests (59%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.50 | 22.80 |
| Recency | 1 April 2010 | 6 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 60 Watt |
GeForce 320M has 160.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4460% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 320M in performance tests.
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