RTX A4500 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile with RTX A4500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
23.61

RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23077
Place by popularity52not in top-100
Power efficiency28.1622.14
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGN20-P0GA104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years 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 cores20485888
Core clock speed1238 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)140 Watt
Texture fill rateno data276.0
Floating-point processing powerno data17.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 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 dataPortable Device Dependent

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-8.6

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 HD63
−74.6%
110−120
+74.6%
1440p45
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
4K29
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 42
−133%
95−100
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−48.5%
95−100
+48.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−48%
110−120
+48%
Counter-Strike 2 38
−158%
95−100
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
−113%
95−100
+113%
Forza Horizon 4 115
−96.5%
220−230
+96.5%
Forza Horizon 5 80
−42.5%
110−120
+42.5%
Metro Exodus 83
−25.3%
100−110
+25.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+1.2%
85−90
−1.2%
Valorant 133
−37.6%
180−190
+37.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−48%
110−120
+48%
Counter-Strike 2 30
−227%
95−100
+227%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
−165%
95−100
+165%
Dota 2 96
−39.6%
130−140
+39.6%
Far Cry 5 73
−41.1%
100−110
+41.1%
Fortnite 120−130
−51.6%
180−190
+51.6%
Forza Horizon 4 94
−140%
220−230
+140%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−75.4%
110−120
+75.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
−55.8%
130−140
+55.8%
Metro Exodus 57
−82.5%
100−110
+82.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−35.5%
210−220
+35.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−59.3%
85−90
+59.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−108%
160−170
+108%
Valorant 68
−169%
180−190
+169%
World of Tanks 250−260
−9%
270−280
+9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−48%
110−120
+48%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−118%
95−100
+118%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
−216%
95−100
+216%
Dota 2 112
−19.6%
130−140
+19.6%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−35.5%
100−110
+35.5%
Forza Horizon 4 81
−179%
220−230
+179%
Forza Horizon 5 55
−107%
110−120
+107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−35.5%
210−220
+35.5%
Valorant 95−100
−86.7%
180−190
+86.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 48
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 48
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−104%
45−50
+104%
World of Tanks 160−170
−75.5%
280−290
+75.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−61.2%
75−80
+61.2%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−188%
45−50
+188%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−103%
140−150
+103%
Forza Horizon 4 56
−141%
130−140
+141%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−94.9%
75−80
+94.9%
Metro Exodus 52
−82.7%
95−100
+82.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−131%
80−85
+131%
Valorant 65−70
−127%
150−160
+127%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
−30%
24−27
+30%
Dota 2 44
−111%
90−95
+111%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
−111%
90−95
+111%
Metro Exodus 17
−129%
35−40
+129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−100%
150−160
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−111%
90−95
+111%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
−30%
24−27
+30%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−340%
21−24
+340%
Dota 2 62
−50%
90−95
+50%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−115%
70−75
+115%
Fortnite 30−33
−127%
65−70
+127%
Forza Horizon 4 34
−126%
75−80
+126%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−110%
40−45
+110%
Valorant 30−35
−153%
80−85
+153%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 75% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 78% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 72% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 1% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A4500 Mobile is 340% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RTX A4500 Mobile is ahead in 61 test (95%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.61 43.31
Recency 11 May 2021 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 140 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has 133.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 83.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The RTX A4500 Mobile 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 graphics card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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