GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs GTX 460M

Place in performance ranking	705	197
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.34	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N11E-GS	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 September 2010 (13 years ago)	6 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$88	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	2560
Core clock speed	675 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	16.1 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	518.4 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
SLI options	+	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	60.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API with Feature Level 12.1	12_2
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 460M 3.19

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.00
+684%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms GTX 460M by 684% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 460M 1623

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+973%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms GTX 460M by 973% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 460M 1370

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960
+773%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms GTX 460M by 773% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	30 −667%	230−240 +667%
Full HD	39 −82.1%	71 +82.1%
1440p	4−5 −725%	33 +725%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−1250%

81
+1250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	40−45
Battlefield 5	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −408%	65−70 +408%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −967%	64 +967%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1560%	83 +1560%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1220%	65−70 +1220%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −822%	80−85 +822%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −980%	50−55 +980%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −583%	40−45 +583%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	40−45
Battlefield 5	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −408%	65−70 +408%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −667%	46 +667%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1420%	76 +1420%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1220%	65−70 +1220%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −822%	80−85 +822%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −980%	50−55 +980%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −583%	40−45 +583%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1200%	91 +1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	40−45
Battlefield 5	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −550%	39 +550%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1320%	71 +1320%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1220%	65−70 +1220%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −822%	80−85 +822%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −614%	50 +614%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Hitman 3	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −230%	30−35 +230%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −850%	18−20 +850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −450%	30−35 +450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −940%	52 +940%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −2450%	50−55 +2450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1133%	37 +1133%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −850%	18−20 +850%
Hitman 3	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%

This is how GTX 460M and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 667% faster than GTX 460M in 900p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 82.1% faster than GTX 460M in 1080p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 725% faster than GTX 460M in 1440p

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

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 2600% faster than the GTX 460M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3050 6GB Mobile surpassed GTX 460M in all 54 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.19	25.00
Recency	3 September 2010	6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	60 Watt