GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs GT 425M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 425M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 425M
2010
1 GB DDR3, 23 Watt
1.35

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms GT 425M by a whopping 1761% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1021214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.0228.70
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF108GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)6 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores962560
Core clock speed560 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1492 MHz
Number of transistors585 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate8.960no data
Floating-point processing power0.215 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs16no 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12_2
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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.

GT 425M 1.35
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.13
+1761%

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.

GT 425M 753
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+2214%

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:

900p11
−1718%
200−210
+1718%
Full HD17
−324%
72
+324%
1440p1−2
−3500%
36
+3500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1925%
81
+1925%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1500%
64
+1500%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2800%
55−60
+2800%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4767%
140−150
+4767%
Hitman 3 6−7
−750%
50−55
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−721%
110−120
+721%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−212%
100−110
+212%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1050%
46
+1050%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2800%
55−60
+2800%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4767%
140−150
+4767%
Hitman 3 6−7
−750%
50−55
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−721%
110−120
+721%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−975%
86
+975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−391%
50−55
+391%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−212%
100−110
+212%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−875%
39
+875%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2800%
55−60
+2800%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4767%
140−150
+4767%
Hitman 3 6−7
−750%
50−55
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−721%
110−120
+721%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−850%
76
+850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−355%
50
+355%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−212%
100−110
+212%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 27−30
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Hitman 3 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−940%
50−55
+940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−2250%
140−150
+2250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 14−16
Far Cry 5 0−1 14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−633%
21−24
+633%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+0%
57
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how GT 425M and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 1718% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 324% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3500% faster in 1440p

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 6GB Mobile is 4767% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 25.13
Recency 3 September 2010 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 60 Watt

GT 425M has 160.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1761.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 425M in performance tests.


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