RTX A3000 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with RTX A3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 414 | 183 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 31.74 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | no data | GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | April 2018 (6 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (3 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 cores | 768 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1366 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1442 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 157.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 10.08 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 | no data | PCIe 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 84 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Multi-Projection | + | no data |
| Multi Monitor | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
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 HD | 35−40
−183%
| 99
+183%
|
| 1440p | 18−20
−172%
| 49
+172%
|
| 4K | 16−18
−163%
| 42
+163%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 111
+0%
|
111
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 142
+0%
|
142
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 124
+0%
|
124
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 151
+0%
|
151
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and RTX A3000 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX A3000 Mobile is 183% faster in 1080p
- RTX A3000 Mobile is 172% faster in 1440p
- RTX A3000 Mobile is 163% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.97 | 31.41 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A3000 Mobile has a 162.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 204700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook graphics card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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