GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GTX 960A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 960A with GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms GTX 960A by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 471 | 201 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 54 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GN20-P1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 10 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
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 | 640 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 1222 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1085 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 43.40 | 118.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,389 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 960A and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | MXM Module | 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 | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s | 192.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics 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 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 8.6 |
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 HD | 24−27
−208%
| 74
+208%
|
| 1440p | 14−16
−200%
| 42
+200%
|
| 4K | 9−10
−200%
| 27
+200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 80
+0%
|
80
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 143
+0%
|
143
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 231
+0%
|
231
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 114
+0%
|
114
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 203
+0%
|
203
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 139
+0%
|
139
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
This is how GTX 960A and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 208% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 200% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 200% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.69 | 25.01 |
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 10 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 187.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960A in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 960A is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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