RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 243 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 13 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 69.23 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 27.85 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GA107 | GB205 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 2 February 2024 (1 year ago) | 19 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2304 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 1042 MHz | 847 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1470 MHz | 1447 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,700 million | 31,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 105.8 | 266.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.774 TFLOPS | 17.04 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 80 |
| TMUs | 72 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | 72 | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 18 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 168.0 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 February 2024 | 19 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Mobile has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB and RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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