GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs GTS 350M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 350M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 350M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 28 Watt
0.85

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms GTS 350M by a whopping 2449% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1129233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.4128.66
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT215GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)6 January 2023 (2 years 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 speed500 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1492 MHz
Number of transistors727 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate16.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.24 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops360no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs32no 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IIno data
SLI options+-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2000 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsDisplayPortLVDSHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGAno data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12_2
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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 HD2−3
−3450%
71
+3450%
1440p1−2
−3300%
34
+3300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3950%
81
+3950%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3100%
64
+3100%
Fortnite 1−2
−11600%
110−120
+11600%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1780%
90−95
+1780%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1050%
90−95
+1050%
Valorant 30−35
−426%
160−170
+426%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−1004%
250−260
+1004%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%
Dota 2 14−16
−764%
120−130
+764%
Fortnite 1−2
−11600%
110−120
+11600%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1780%
90−95
+1780%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1050%
90−95
+1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1720%
91
+1720%
Valorant 30−35
−426%
160−170
+426%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%
Dota 2 14−16
−764%
120−130
+764%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1780%
90−95
+1780%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1050%
90−95
+1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−900%
50
+900%
Valorant 30−35
−426%
160−170
+426%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−11600%
110−120
+11600%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−3240%
160−170
+3240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1833%
170−180
+1833%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 21−24
Far Cry 5 0−1 52
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−5500%
55−60
+5500%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−193%
40−45
+193%
Valorant 5−6
−2640%
130−140
+2640%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−11
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1150%
24−27
+1150%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1200%
24−27
+1200%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 83
+0%
83
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
+0%
91
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 71
+0%
71
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40
+0%
40
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how GTS 350M and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3450% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3300% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 11600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 36 tests (57%)
  • there's a draw in 27 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 21.67
Recency 7 January 2010 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 60 Watt

GTS 350M has 114.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2449.4% 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 GTS 350M in performance tests.

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