GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs GT 620 OEM
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 210 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.96 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 April 2012 (12 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 cores | 48 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 6.480 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1555 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | no data |
| TMUs | 8 | no 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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 898 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.37 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12_2 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2012 | 6 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 60 Watt |
GT 620 OEM has 100% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 620 OEM and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 620 OEM is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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