RTX A4500 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Place in the ranking	231	78
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Power efficiency	28.16	22.14
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GN20-P0	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	11 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 cores	2048	5888
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	276.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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 size	large	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 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 Connectors

no data

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
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 HD	63 −74.6%	110−120 +74.6%
1440p	45 −77.8%	80−85 +77.8%
4K	29 −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	40 −145%	95−100 +145%
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 −42.5%	100−110 +42.5%
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	26 −277%	95−100 +277%
Cyberpunk 2077	31 −216%	95−100 +216%
Dota 2	112 −19.6%	130−140 +19.6%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −38.7%	100−110 +38.7%
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%
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 −80.8%	90−95 +80.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −131%	80−85 +131%
Valorant	65−70 −129%	150−160 +129%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
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	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
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%

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 (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.24	44.47
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 83.5% 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.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.