GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs 320M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 320M and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms 320M by a whopping 4254% 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 | 1270 | 275 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 44 |
| Power efficiency | 1.66 | 22.12 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | C89 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2010 (15 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 | 48 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1057 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0912 TFLOPS | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 40 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 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 outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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
−288%
| 93
+288%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−5000%
| 51
+5000%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 32 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−10500%
|
106
+10500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8200%
|
83
+8200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 118 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2125%
|
85−90
+2125%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−975%
|
85−90
+975%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−485%
|
150−160
+485%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
−1365%
|
240−250
+1365%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6000%
|
61
+6000%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−1436%
|
169
+1436%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 107 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2125%
|
85−90
+2125%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 62 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−975%
|
85−90
+975%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3260%
|
168
+3260%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−485%
|
150−160
+485%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6000%
|
61
+6000%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−1309%
|
155
+1309%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 99 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2125%
|
85−90
+2125%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−975%
|
85−90
+975%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1200%
|
65
+1200%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−485%
|
150−160
+485%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−2250%
|
45−50
+2250%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−15800%
|
150−160
+15800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−3380%
|
170−180
+3380%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−5500%
|
55−60
+5500%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 50−55 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−280%
|
57
+280%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−4200%
|
120−130
+4200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1050%
|
21−24
+1050%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+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 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
This is how GeForce 320M and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 Mobile is 288% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 Mobile is 5000% faster in 1440p
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 Mobile is 15800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 26 tests (43%)
- there's a draw in 34 tests (57%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.50 | 21.77 |
| Recency | 1 April 2010 | 11 May 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 75 Watt |
GeForce 320M has 226.1% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4254% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 320M in performance tests.
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