GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs 8600M GS

Place in the ranking	1401	236
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Power efficiency	0.62	21.64
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G86	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 May 2007 (17 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	16	2048
Core clock speed	450 MHz	712 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1057 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	67.65
Floating-point processing power	0.0288 TFLOPS	4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	40
TMUs	8	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	medium sized	large
Interface	MXM-II	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	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 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

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	1.1	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.

8600M GS 0.18

RTX 3050 Mobile 23.67
+13050%

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.

8600M GS 70

RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+12931%

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	0−1	93
1440p	-0−1	50
4K	-0−1	33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−5200%

106
+5200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1633%	50−55 +1633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4050%	83 +4050%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1275%	110−120 +1275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −257%	100−105 +257%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1633%	50−55 +1633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2950%	61 +2950%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1275%	110−120 +1275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2975%	123 +2975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −467%	50−55 +467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −257%	100−105 +257%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1633%	50−55 +1633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2950%	61 +2950%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1238%	107 +1238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2550%	106 +2550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −622%	65 +622%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −154%	71 +154%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	30
Hitman 3	6−7 −367%	27−30 +367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −3800%	78 +3800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1850%

35−40
+1850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	24

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−950%

21−24
+950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +0%	75 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +0%	62 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +0%	53 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 +0%	40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +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%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +0%	12 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +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%

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 5200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	23.67
Recency	1 May 2007	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	75 Watt

8600M GS has 275% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 13050% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GS in performance tests.

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