GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs RTX 2060 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	195	198
Place by popularity	not in top-100	75
Value for money	9.50	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106	GN20-P1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	10 May 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1680	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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	1920	2560
Core clock speed	975 MHz	1222 MHz
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	1485 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	142.2	118.8

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	11000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

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API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.27
+1.2%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 24.98

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 1% 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%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 19779
+9.5%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 10% 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%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 14910
+11.6%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 12% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 58890

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925
+23.8%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Max-Q by 24% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 308872

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 422757
+36.9%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 Max-Q by 37% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	92 +22.7%	75 −22.7%
1440p	44 +4.8%	42 −4.8%
4K	42 +61.5%	26 −61.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

−51.2%

62
+51.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79 +61.2%	45−50 −61.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −36.4%	60 +36.4%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −31.7%	108 +31.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −43.9%	59 +43.9%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −19.7%	79 +19.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	75 −12%	84 +12%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +1.2%	80−85 −1.2%
Hitman 3	75−80 −38.2%	105 +38.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −20.4%	65 +20.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −85.4%	76 +85.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	87 −9.2%	95 +9.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −22.9%	59 +22.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 +32.7%	45−50 −32.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +25.7%	35 −25.7%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −19.5%	98 +19.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −9.8%	45 +9.8%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −12.1%	74 +12.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	70 −17.1%	82 +17.1%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +1.2%	80−85 −1.2%
Hitman 3	75−80 −17.1%	89 +17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −3.7%	56 +3.7%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +5.1%	39 −5.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75 −1.3%	76 +1.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	105 +14.1%	92 −14.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −14.6%	55 +14.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 −8.9%	45−50 +8.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +69.2%	26 −69.2%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −8.5%	89 +8.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +2.5%	40 −2.5%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −3%	68 +3%
Far Cry New Dawn	63 −15.9%	73 +15.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +1.2%	80−85 −1.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 +14%	50 −14%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +71.4%	28 −71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
Hitman 3	40−45 −47.6%	62 +47.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −52.9%	52 +52.9%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −36%	34 +36%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −29.4%	44 +29.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −4%	26 +4%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −23.2%	69 +23.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −37.5%	22 +37.5%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −13.6%	50 +13.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −22.4%	60 +22.4%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +2%	50−55 −2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −5.3%	20 +5.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Hitman 3	24−27 −37.5%	33 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −31.3%	21 +31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +5.3%	19 −5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +20.7%	29 −20.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −26.7%	38 +26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −66.7%	10 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −12%	28 +12%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +20%	10 −20%

This is how RTX 2060 Max-Q and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Max-Q is 22.7% faster than RTX 3050 Ti Mobile in 1080p
RTX 2060 Max-Q is 4.8% faster than RTX 3050 Ti Mobile in 1440p
RTX 2060 Max-Q is 61.5% faster than RTX 3050 Ti Mobile in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2060 Max-Q is 71.4% faster than the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 85.4% faster than the RTX 2060 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2060 Max-Q is ahead in 22 tests (32%)
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 38 tests (56%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (12%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	25.27	24.98
Recency	6 January 2019	10 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt