GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.55

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking22913
Place by popularity52not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data13.85
Power efficiency28.2312.11
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGN20-P0AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores204814592
Core clock speed1238 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistorsno data76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)425 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,149
Floating-point processing powerno data73.54 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data456
Tensor Coresno data456
Ray Tracing Coresno data114

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1,008 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 HD64
−197%
190−200
+197%
1440p45
−189%
130−140
+189%
4K29
−193%
85−90
+193%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.42
1440pno data12.30
4Kno data18.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 42
−186%
120−130
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−203%
200−210
+203%
Elden Ring 51
−194%
150−160
+194%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−193%
220−230
+193%
Counter-Strike 2 38
−189%
110−120
+189%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
−183%
130−140
+183%
Forza Horizon 4 115
−161%
300−310
+161%
Metro Exodus 83
−201%
250−260
+201%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
−199%
260−270
+199%
Valorant 133
−201%
400−450
+201%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−193%
220−230
+193%
Counter-Strike 2 30
−200%
90−95
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
−197%
110−120
+197%
Dota 2 96
−202%
290−300
+202%
Elden Ring 86
−202%
260−270
+202%
Far Cry 5 73
−201%
220−230
+201%
Fortnite 120−130
−182%
350−400
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 94
−198%
280−290
+198%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
−202%
260−270
+202%
Metro Exodus 57
−198%
170−180
+198%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−190%
450−500
+190%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−196%
160−170
+196%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−204%
240−250
+204%
Valorant 68
−194%
200−210
+194%
World of Tanks 250−260
−193%
750−800
+193%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−193%
220−230
+193%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−189%
130−140
+189%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
−190%
90−95
+190%
Dota 2 112
−168%
300−310
+168%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−203%
230−240
+203%
Forza Horizon 4 81
−196%
240−250
+196%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−190%
450−500
+190%
Valorant 95−100
−203%
300−310
+203%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 48
−192%
140−150
+192%
Elden Ring 40−45
−202%
130−140
+202%
Grand Theft Auto V 48
−192%
140−150
+192%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−186%
500−550
+186%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
World of Tanks 160−170
−176%
450−500
+176%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−186%
140−150
+186%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−194%
50−55
+194%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−196%
210−220
+196%
Forza Horizon 4 56
−204%
170−180
+204%
Metro Exodus 52
−188%
150−160
+188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Valorant 65−70
−203%
200−210
+203%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−195%
65−70
+195%
Dota 2 44
−195%
130−140
+195%
Elden Ring 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
−195%
130−140
+195%
Metro Exodus 17
−194%
50−55
+194%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−193%
220−230
+193%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−200%
45−50
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−195%
130−140
+195%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−195%
65−70
+195%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−180%
14−16
+180%
Dota 2 62
−190%
180−190
+190%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Fortnite 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 34
−194%
100−105
+194%
Valorant 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 197% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 189% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 193% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.55 74.61
Recency 11 May 2021 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 425 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has 608.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 203.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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