GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB vs GTX 460 OEM

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking826not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.42no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGF104GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)6 July 2022 (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 cores3362048
Core clock speed650 MHz622 MHz
Boost clock speedno data990 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate36.4063.36
Floating-point processing power0.8736 TFLOPS4.055 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs5664
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L1 Cache448 KB2 MB
L2 Cache512 KB2 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth108.8 GB/s144.0 GB/s
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2010 6 July 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 35 Watt

RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB has an age advantage of 11 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 328.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 OEM and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB is a notebook one.

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