GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs GTX 280M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 280M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms 280M by a whopping 1568% 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 | 1041 | 272 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 67 |
| Power efficiency | 1.41 | 29.30 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G92B | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 March 2009 (16 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 cores | 128 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 585 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 37.44 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3745 TFLOPS | no data |
| Gigaflops | 562 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 64 | no data |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no 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 size | large | large |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-HE | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | 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 | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 950 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 61 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12_2 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/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 HD | 4−5
−1650%
| 70
+1650%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−1600%
| 34
+1600%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2600%
|
81
+2600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−683%
|
45−50
+683%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−4550%
|
90−95
+4550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2033%
|
64
+2033%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−2733%
|
85
+2733%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−2800%
|
110−120
+2800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1063%
|
90−95
+1063%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−3600%
|
70−75
+3600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−683%
|
45−50
+683%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−810%
|
90−95
+810%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−379%
|
160−170
+379%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−4550%
|
90−95
+4550%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
−719%
|
250−260
+719%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1433%
|
46
+1433%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−612%
|
120−130
+612%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−2500%
|
78
+2500%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−2800%
|
110−120
+2800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1063%
|
90−95
+1063%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−3600%
|
70−75
+3600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−9100%
|
92
+9100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−683%
|
45−50
+683%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−2450%
|
50−55
+2450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−810%
|
90−95
+810%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1200%
|
91
+1200%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−379%
|
160−170
+379%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−4550%
|
90−95
+4550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1200%
|
39
+1200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−612%
|
120−130
+612%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−2367%
|
74
+2367%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1063%
|
90−95
+1063%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−683%
|
45−50
+683%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−810%
|
90−95
+810%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−614%
|
50
+614%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−379%
|
160−170
+379%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−2800%
|
110−120
+2800%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
−1744%
|
160−170
+1744%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1143%
|
170−180
+1143%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−3250%
|
200−210
+3250%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2200%
|
21−24
+2200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5100%
|
52
+5100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−2500%
|
24−27
+2500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1750%
|
37
+1750%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2700%
|
55−60
+2700%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−214%
|
40−45
+214%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−1857%
|
130−140
+1857%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−7600%
|
75−80
+7600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
This is how GTX 280M and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 1650% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 1600% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 9100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile performs better in 50 tests (76%)
- there's a draw in 16 tests (24%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.36 | 22.68 |
| Recency | 3 March 2009 | 6 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 1567.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 587.5% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.
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