GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs 9800 GTX

Place in performance ranking	850	216
Place by popularity	not in top-100	44
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G92	Ampere GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 March 2008 (16 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$151 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	128	2560
CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	675 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	43.2 billion/sec	102.0
Floating-point performance	432.1 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce RTX 3050 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 size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	HDTVDual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	Via Adapter	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

9800 GTX 1.99

RTX 3050 Mobile 23.62
+1087%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms 9800 GTX by 1087% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9800 GTX 769

RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+1086%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms 9800 GTX by 1086% in Passmark.

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	7−8 −1229%	93 +1229%
1440p	4−5 −1225%	53 +1225%
4K	2−3 −1450%	31 +1450%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

106

−1079%

1250−1300
+1079%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −1011%	500−550 +1011%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 −1033%	850−900 +1033%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −1069%	900−950 +1069%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −1046%	550−600 +1046%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 −1045%	950−1000 +1045%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −1082%	650−700 +1082%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −1029%	700−750 +1029%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −1054%	1200−1250 +1054%
Hitman 3	45−50 −1070%	550−600 +1070%
Horizon Zero Dawn	207 −1084%	2450−2500 +1084%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −1069%	900−950 +1069%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −1011%	700−750 +1011%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 −1086%	1850−1900 +1086%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 −1076%	1000−1050 +1076%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −1011%	500−550 +1011%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 −1029%	700−750 +1029%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −1069%	900−950 +1069%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −1046%	550−600 +1046%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 −1048%	700−750 +1048%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −1082%	650−700 +1082%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −1029%	700−750 +1029%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −1054%	1200−1250 +1054%
Hitman 3	35 −1043%	400−450 +1043%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −1083%	1100−1150 +1083%
Metro Exodus	51 −1076%	600−650 +1076%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −1011%	700−750 +1011%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 −1079%	1450−1500 +1079%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	168 −1061%	1950−2000 +1061%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −1076%	800−850 +1076%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −1011%	500−550 +1011%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 −1032%	600−650 +1032%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −1046%	550−600 +1046%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 −1048%	700−750 +1048%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −1082%	650−700 +1082%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −1054%	1200−1250 +1054%
Horizon Zero Dawn	107 −1068%	1250−1300 +1068%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 −1079%	1250−1300 +1079%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 −1054%	750−800 +1054%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 −1027%	800−850 +1027%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

−1011%

700−750
+1011%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −1011%	500−550 +1011%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −1022%	550−600 +1022%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −1060%	290−300 +1060%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 −1025%	450−500 +1025%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −1067%	350−400 +1067%
Far Cry 5	68 −1076%	800−850 +1076%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −1070%	550−600 +1070%
Hitman 3	27−30 −971%	300−310 +971%
Horizon Zero Dawn	78 −1054%	900−950 +1054%
Metro Exodus	69 −1059%	800−850 +1059%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 −1054%	900−950 +1054%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −934%	300−310 +934%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 −961%	350−400 +961%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−1054%

450−500
+1054%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −1074%	270−280 +1074%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Hitman 3	34 −1076%	400−450 +1076%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −1011%	300−310 +1011%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 −1067%	350−400 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −1036%	500−550 +1036%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 −1067%	280−290 +1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Horizon Zero Dawn	44 −1036%	500−550 +1036%
Metro Exodus	37 −981%	400−450 +981%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 −1058%	220−230 +1058%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−1043%

240−250
+1043%

This is how 9800 GTX and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is 1229% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 1225% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 1450% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.99	23.62
Recency	28 March 2008	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt