GeForce RTX 5090 D vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 5090 D, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
21.12

RTX 5090 D outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by a whopping 373% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2421
Place by popularity59not in top-100
Power efficiency27.9213.80
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGN20-P0GB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores204821760
Core clock speed1238 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistorsno data92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)575 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,637
Floating-point processing powerno data104.8 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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 HD62
−368%
290−300
+368%
1440p43
−365%
200−210
+365%
4K26
−362%
120−130
+362%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 71
−323%
300−310
+323%
Counter-Strike 2 170
−371%
800−850
+371%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−355%
300−310
+355%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 54
−363%
250−260
+363%
Battlefield 5 93
−330%
400−450
+330%
Counter-Strike 2 125
−340%
550−600
+340%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
−362%
240−250
+362%
Far Cry 5 68
−341%
300−310
+341%
Fortnite 110−120
−335%
500−550
+335%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−335%
400−450
+335%
Forza Horizon 5 87
−360%
400−450
+360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−349%
400−450
+349%
Valorant 160−170
−366%
750−800
+366%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 32
−369%
150−160
+369%
Battlefield 5 89
−349%
400−450
+349%
Counter-Strike 2 36
−372%
170−180
+372%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−356%
1150−1200
+356%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
−363%
190−200
+363%
Dota 2 118
−366%
550−600
+366%
Far Cry 5 64
−369%
300−310
+369%
Fortnite 110−120
−335%
500−550
+335%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−335%
400−450
+335%
Forza Horizon 5 77
−355%
350−400
+355%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
−365%
400−450
+365%
Metro Exodus 49
−369%
230−240
+369%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−349%
400−450
+349%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
−332%
350−400
+332%
Valorant 160−170
−366%
750−800
+366%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 83
−322%
350−400
+322%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
−371%
160−170
+371%
Dota 2 112
−346%
500−550
+346%
Far Cry 5 61
−359%
280−290
+359%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−335%
400−450
+335%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−349%
400−450
+349%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−357%
210−220
+357%
Valorant 160−170
−366%
750−800
+366%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−335%
500−550
+335%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−360%
230−240
+360%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−360%
750−800
+360%
Grand Theft Auto V 48
−358%
220−230
+358%
Metro Exodus 29
−348%
130−140
+348%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−360%
800−850
+360%
Valorant 200−210
−350%
900−950
+350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 66
−355%
300−310
+355%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−372%
85−90
+372%
Far Cry 5 49
−369%
230−240
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−358%
270−280
+358%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−362%
180−190
+362%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−373%
260−270
+373%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−372%
85−90
+372%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−335%
100−105
+335%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
−355%
200−210
+355%
Metro Exodus 17
−371%
80−85
+371%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−348%
130−140
+348%
Valorant 130−140
−348%
600−650
+348%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35
−357%
160−170
+357%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−335%
100−105
+335%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−350%
27−30
+350%
Dota 2 62
−368%
290−300
+368%
Far Cry 5 19
−347%
85−90
+347%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−350%
180−190
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−358%
110−120
+358%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−340%
110−120
+340%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RTX 5090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 D is 368% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 D is 365% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 D is 362% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.12 100.00
Recency 11 May 2021 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 575 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has 858.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090 D, on the other hand, has a 373.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 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 5090 D is a desktop one.

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