GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GT 820M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 820M with GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GT 820M
2013
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.47

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms GT 820M by a whopping 1603% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking944198
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGF117GN20-P1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 November 2013 (10 years ago)10 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$310 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores962560
Core clock speed775 MHz1222 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1485 MHz
Number of transistors585 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate12.40118.8
Floating-point performance297.6 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 820M and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.18.6

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 HD4−5
−1750%
74
+1750%
1440p2−3
−2050%
43
+2050%
4K1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1900%
60
+1900%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−1950%
80−85
+1950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1867%
59
+1867%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1833%
55−60
+1833%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1700%
100−110
+1700%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1900%
80
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1700%
144
+1700%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−1688%
143
+1688%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1860%
98
+1860%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1729%
128
+1729%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1867%
59
+1867%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1650%
35
+1650%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−1950%
80−85
+1950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2150%
45
+2150%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1833%
55−60
+1833%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1700%
100−110
+1700%
Hitman 3 3−4
−2067%
65
+2067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1880%
95−100
+1880%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1800%
95
+1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1700%
90
+1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1650%
105
+1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1740%
92
+1740%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1930%
203
+1930%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1900%
40
+1900%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1833%
55−60
+1833%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1700%
100−110
+1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1740%
92
+1740%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−1700%
90
+1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1925%
81
+1925%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1900%
80
+1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2100%
22
+2100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Hitman 3 2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1625%
69
+1625%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1900%
60
+1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−1933%
61
+1933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1900%
20
+1900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1767%
56
+1767%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2400%
24−27
+2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1900%
20
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−1800%
19
+1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2800%
29
+2800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 14−16
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 14−16
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 14−16
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10
Far Cry 5 0−1 14−16
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−3300%
30−35
+3300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−3300%
34
+3300%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2800%
29
+2800%

This is how GT 820M and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1750% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 2050% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 2500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 25.04
Recency 27 November 2013 10 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 60 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 820M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 820M is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.


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