GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs 820M

Place in the ranking	1031	234
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Power efficiency	5.93	21.91
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF117	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	27 November 2013 (10 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 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	96	2048
Core clock speed	625 MHz	712 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1057 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.00	67.65
Floating-point processing power	0.24 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
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	-
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 820M 1.28

RTX 3050 Mobile 23.64
+1747%

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.

GeForce 820M 494

RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+1747%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce 820M 1267

RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+1586%

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.

GeForce 820M 5106

RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+1413%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GeForce 820M 897

RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+1649%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce 820M 6074

RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+1386%

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	15 −513%	92 +513%
1440p	2−3 −2450%	51 +2450%
4K	1−2 −3200%	33 +3200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−2550%

106
+2550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −767%	50−55 +767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1100%	45−50 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1975%	83 +1975%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1967%	60−65 +1967%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −6900%	140−150 +6900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −683%	45−50 +683%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −3000%	60−65 +3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −203%	100−105 +203%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −767%	50−55 +767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1100%	45−50 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1425%	61 +1425%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1967%	60−65 +1967%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −6900%	140−150 +6900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −683%	45−50 +683%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −3000%	60−65 +3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1438%	123 +1438%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −364%	50−55 +364%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −203%	100−105 +203%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −767%	50−55 +767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1100%	45−50 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1425%	61 +1425%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −6900%	140−150 +6900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −683%	45−50 +683%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −664%	107 +664%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1225%	106 +1225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −491%	65 +491%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −115%	71 +115%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3000%

60−65
+3000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4400%	45−50 +4400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2300%	24−27 +2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2900%	30 +2900%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Hitman 3	7−8 −300%	27−30 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1850%	78 +1850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	27−30
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −2150%	130−140 +2150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−875%

35−40
+875%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

18−20

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2300%	24 +2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	12−14
Far Cry 5	0−1	12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−600%

21−24
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +0%	75 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +0%	62 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 +0%	40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	69 +0%	69 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 +0%	78 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	34 +0%	34 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 +0%	45 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +0%	19 +0%

This is how GeForce 820M and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is 513% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 2450% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 3200% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 6900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.28	23.64
Recency	27 November 2013	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt

GeForce 820M has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1746.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 820M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.