GeForce GT 630 vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Place in performance ranking	199	886
Place by popularity	60	95
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.08
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GN20-P0	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99.99
Current price	no data	$112 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048	96
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	12.96
Floating-point performance	no data	311.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GeForce GT 630 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	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	no data	2.1

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 3050 4GB Mobile 24.98
+1327%

GT 630 1.75

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms GT 630 by 1327% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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 3050 4GB Mobile 12229
+1410%

GT 630 810

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms GT 630 by 1410% 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:

Full HD	61 +1425%	4−5 −1425%
1440p	40 +1900%	2−3 −1900%
4K	25 +2400%	1−2 −2400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

66
+1550%

4−5

−1550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +1500%	3−4 −1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +1350%	4−5 −1350%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +1540%	5−6 −1540%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +1633%	3−4 −1633%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +1800%	3−4 −1800%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +1525%	4−5 −1525%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +1443%	7−8 −1443%
Hitman 3	57 +1800%	3−4 −1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +1375%	8−9 −1375%
Metro Exodus	126 +1475%	8−9 −1475%
Red Dead Redemption 2	87 +1350%	6−7 −1350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	118 +1375%	8−9 −1375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +1550%	4−5 −1550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +1500%	3−4 −1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +1540%	5−6 −1540%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +1950%	2−3 −1950%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +1800%	3−4 −1800%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +1525%	4−5 −1525%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +1443%	7−8 −1443%
Hitman 3	52 +1633%	3−4 −1633%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +1550%	6−7 −1550%
Metro Exodus	83 +1560%	5−6 −1560%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +1500%	5−6 −1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95 +1483%	6−7 −1483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 +1520%	5−6 −1520%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180 +1400%	12−14 −1400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +1500%	3−4 −1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +1600%	2−3 −1600%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +1800%	3−4 −1800%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +1443%	7−8 −1443%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 +1380%	5−6 −1380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	82 +1540%	5−6 −1540%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +1433%	3−4 −1433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

72
+1340%

5−6

−1340%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +1467%	3−4 −1467%
Far Cry New Dawn	68 +1600%	4−5 −1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Far Cry 5	49 +1533%	3−4 −1533%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +1567%	3−4 −1567%
Hitman 3	37 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	59 +1375%	4−5 −1375%
Metro Exodus	52 +1633%	3−4 −1633%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +1767%	3−4 −1767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +1450%	2−3 −1450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

53
+1667%

3−4

−1667%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Hitman 3	15 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +1350%	2−3 −1350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +1600%	2−3 −1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

25
+2400%

1−2

−2400%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GT 630 compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 1425% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 1900% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 2400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.98	1.75
Recency	11 May 2021	15 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	65 Watt