Quadro FX 3500M vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Place in performance ranking	199	1110
Place by popularity	59	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.11
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	G7x (2005−2007)
GPU code name	GN20-P0	G71GLM
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	1 March 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99.99
Current price	no data	$69 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	32
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	8 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	575 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	13.80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Quadro FX 3500M 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	no data	MXM-III

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	38.4 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

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No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	no data	N/A

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 +6000%	1−2 −6000%
1440p	40 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
4K	25	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +5700%	1−2 −5700%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +4000%	2−3 −4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	52	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	57	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	118	no data
Metro Exodus	126 +4100%	3−4 −4100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	87	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	118	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	66	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +4000%	2−3 −4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	41	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	52	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100	no data
Metro Exodus	83 +4050%	2−3 −4050%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	180	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	34	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	74	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	82	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	26	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	68 +3300%	2−3 −3300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18	no data
Far Cry 5	49	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +4900%	1−2 −4900%
Hitman 3	37	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	59	no data
Metro Exodus	52 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +5500%	1−2 −5500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	19	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	15	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
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	no data
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and FX 3500M compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 6000% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 3900% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.98	0.79
Recency	11 May 2021	1 March 2007
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	8 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	45 Watt