GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs GTX 460 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM with GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms 460 OEM by a whopping 858% 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 | 829 | 242 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.44 | 45.85 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 2024 (1 year 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 | 336 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1343 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.40 | 75.21 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8736 TFLOPS | 4.813 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 14 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 1.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.78 | 26.63 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 45 Watt |
RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 857.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is a notebook one.
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