GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GA107 vs GT 610 OEM

Primary details

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

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ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGF119GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 September 2012 (12 years ago)16 December 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 cores482560
Core clock speed550 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors292 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate4.400142.2
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20
L1 Cache128 KB2.5 MB
L2 Cache128 KB2 MB

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length145 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s224.0 GB/s
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 September 2012 16 December 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 115 Watt

GT 610 OEM has 296.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB GA107, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 610 OEM and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GA107. We've got no test results to judge.

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