GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs GTX 460 X2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 291 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 36 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 22.21 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 March 2011 (14 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (4 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 | 336 ×2 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 701 MHz | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1057 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.26 ×2 | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9415 TFLOPS ×2 | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 40 |
| TMUs | 56 ×2 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 2 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 | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 292 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-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 ×2 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s ×2 | 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 | 3x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 March 2011 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX 3050 Mobile has an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 113.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 X2 and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 X2 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is a notebook one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
