GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GTX 260

Place in performance ranking	714	198
Place by popularity	not in top-100	63
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.36	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GT200	GN20-P1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)	10 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data
Current price	$49 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	192	2560
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	576 MHz	1222 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1485 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	182 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	36.9 billion/sec	118.8
Floating-point performance	476.9 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 260 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	448 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	111.9 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
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	Dual Link DVIHDTV	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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 HD	9−10 −722%	74 +722%
1440p	5−6 −760%	43 +760%
4K	3−4 −767%	26 +767%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

62
−626%

450−500

+626%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −629%	350−400 +629%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 −650%	450−500 +650%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −632%	600−650 +632%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −684%	400−450 +684%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 −663%	450−500 +663%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −676%	450−500 +676%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −669%	500−550 +669%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −687%	850−900 +687%
Hitman 3	80 −650%	600−650 +650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	144 −664%	1100−1150 +664%
Metro Exodus	143 −669%	1100−1150 +669%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 −665%	750−800 +665%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	128 −681%	1000−1050 +681%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 −663%	450−500 +663%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −629%	350−400 +629%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 −671%	270−280 +671%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −632%	600−650 +632%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −684%	400−450 +684%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 −678%	350−400 +678%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −676%	450−500 +676%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −669%	500−550 +669%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −687%	850−900 +687%
Hitman 3	65 −669%	500−550 +669%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −658%	750−800 +658%
Metro Exodus	95 −689%	750−800 +689%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90 −678%	700−750 +678%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	105 −662%	800−850 +662%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 −661%	700−750 +661%
Watch Dogs: Legion	203 −688%	1600−1650 +688%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −629%	350−400 +629%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 −669%	200−210 +669%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −684%	400−450 +684%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −650%	300−310 +650%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −676%	450−500 +676%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −687%	850−900 +687%
Horizon Zero Dawn	92 −661%	700−750 +661%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90 −678%	700−750 +678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −600%	350−400 +600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 −686%	220−230 +686%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

81
−641%

600−650

+641%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −629%	350−400 +629%
Far Cry New Dawn	80 −650%	600−650 +650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −669%	200−210 +669%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 −669%	200−210 +669%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	28 −686%	220−230 +686%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 −673%	170−180 +673%
Far Cry 5	50 −600%	350−400 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −600%	350−400 +600%
Hitman 3	46 −661%	350−400 +661%
Horizon Zero Dawn	69 −625%	500−550 +625%
Metro Exodus	60 −650%	450−500 +650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 −638%	450−500 +638%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −674%	240−250 +674%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20 −650%	150−160 +650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

56
−614%

400−450

+614%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −660%	190−200 +660%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −650%	150−160 +650%
Hitman 3	20 −650%	150−160 +650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −659%	220−230 +659%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 −689%	150−160 +689%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 −659%	220−230 +659%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −633%	110−120 +633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −650%	75−80 +650%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −665%	260−270 +665%
Horizon Zero Dawn	34 −665%	260−270 +665%
Metro Exodus	28 −686%	220−230 +686%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10 −650%	75−80 +650%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

29
−659%

220−230

+659%

This is how GTX 260 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 722% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 760% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 767% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.17	25.04
Recency	16 June 2008	10 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	182 Watt	60 Watt