GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs GTX 285M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M SLI and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 285M SLI
2009
2 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
4.14

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 285M SLI by a whopping 472% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking688236
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Power efficiency1.8921.64
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXGA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)11 May 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 cores2562048
Core clock speed576 MHz712 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1057 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data67.65
Floating-point processing powerno data4.329 TFLOPS
ROPsno data40
TMUsno data64
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1020 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA+8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 285M SLI 4.14
RTX 3050 Mobile 23.67
+472%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 285M SLI 11233
RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+588%

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 HD60
−55%
93
+55%
1440p8−9
−525%
50
+525%
4K5−6
−560%
33
+560%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1414%
106
+1414%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−333%
50−55
+333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−2400%
75
+2400%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−680%
75−80
+680%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−417%
60−65
+417%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−460%
140−150
+460%
Hitman 3 10−11
−370%
45−50
+370%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−293%
110−120
+293%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−800%
80−85
+800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−464%
60−65
+464%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−400%
80−85
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−333%
50−55
+333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−680%
75−80
+680%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−771%
61
+771%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−417%
60−65
+417%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−460%
140−150
+460%
Hitman 3 10−11
−370%
45−50
+370%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−293%
110−120
+293%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−800%
80−85
+800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−464%
60−65
+464%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−669%
123
+669%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−219%
50−55
+219%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−333%
50−55
+333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1667%
53
+1667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−771%
61
+771%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−460%
140−150
+460%
Hitman 3 10−11
−370%
45−50
+370%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−282%
107
+282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−563%
106
+563%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−306%
65
+306%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−65.1%
71
+65.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−464%
60−65
+464%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−500%
35−40
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−2133%
130−140
+2133%
Hitman 3 9−10
−211%
27−30
+211%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−680%
78
+680%
Metro Exodus 0−1 69
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−867%
27−30
+867%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−419%
130−140
+419%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Hitman 3 0−1 34
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−12100%
120−130
+12100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 12
Far Cry 5 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−967%
30−35
+967%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1800%
19
+1800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40
+0%
40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 78
+0%
78
+0%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45
+0%
45
+0%

This is how GTX 285M SLI and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 55% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 525% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 560% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 12100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 65 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.14 23.67
Recency 2 March 2009 11 May 2021
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 3050 Mobile has a 471.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 587.5% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.


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