GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GTX 280M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 280M SLI and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms GTX 280M SLI by a whopping 650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 704 | 198 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 63 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.04 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | N10E-GTX | GN20-P1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $149 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 256 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 585 MHz | 1222 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1485 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 118.8 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 280M SLI and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 | large | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 950 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 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 | 6−7
−933%
|
62
+933%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−700%
|
45−50
+700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−5900%
|
60
+5900%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1267%
|
80−85
+1267%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−883%
|
59
+883%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−729%
|
55−60
+729%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−622%
|
65−70
+622%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−671%
|
100−110
+671%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1043%
|
80
+1043%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
−620%
|
144
+620%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−7050%
|
143
+7050%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−1125%
|
98
+1125%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−885%
|
128
+885%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
−247%
|
59
+247%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−700%
|
45−50
+700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−3400%
|
35
+3400%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1267%
|
80−85
+1267%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−650%
|
45
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−729%
|
55−60
+729%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−622%
|
65−70
+622%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−671%
|
100−110
+671%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−829%
|
65
+829%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
−395%
|
95−100
+395%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−4650%
|
95
+4650%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−1025%
|
90
+1025%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−708%
|
105
+708%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−1050%
|
92
+1050%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
−1094%
|
203
+1094%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−700%
|
45−50
+700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−2500%
|
26
+2500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−567%
|
40
+567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−729%
|
55−60
+729%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−671%
|
100−110
+671%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
−360%
|
92
+360%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−592%
|
90
+592%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−525%
|
50
+525%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
−64.7%
|
28
+64.7%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−913%
|
81
+913%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−700%
|
45−50
+700%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−1900%
|
80
+1900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−767%
|
24−27
+767%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−367%
|
28
+367%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1000%
|
22
+1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−900%
|
50
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−900%
|
50−55
+900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−475%
|
46
+475%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−763%
|
69
+763%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1450%
|
30−35
+1450%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−1900%
|
20
+1900%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−700%
|
56
+700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−867%
|
27−30
+867%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 19 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−1033%
|
34
+1033%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−460%
|
28
+460%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−900%
|
10
+900%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−625%
|
29
+625%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−767%
|
26
+767%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−650%
|
60
+650%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−663%
|
61
+663%
|
4K
High Preset
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−900%
|
20
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−867%
|
29
+867%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10
+900%
|
This is how GTX 280M SLI 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
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 7050% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 3050 Ti Mobile surpassed GTX 280M SLI in all 65 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.34 | 25.05 |
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 10 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 60 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M SLI in performance tests.
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