GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Place in the ranking	221	189
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	28.91	46.75
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GN20-P0-R 6 GB	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2023 (2 years ago)	2024 (1 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 cores	2560	1792
Core clock speed	1237 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	1492 MHz	1343 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	75.21
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	56
Tensor Cores	no data	56
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	14

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	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8

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	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.0 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	71 −19.7%	85−90 +19.7%
1440p	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −17%	55−60 +17%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 −17.3%	95−100 +17.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −16.9%	90−95 +16.9%
Counter-Strike 2	48 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%
Forza Horizon 4	105 −14.3%	120−130 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −19.4%	80−85 +19.4%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −21.2%	80−85 +21.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Valorant	100−110 −18.8%	120−130 +18.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −16.9%	90−95 +16.9%
Counter-Strike 2	40 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Dota 2	61 −14.8%	70−75 +14.8%
Far Cry 5	97 −13.4%	110−120 +13.4%
Fortnite	120−130 −19%	150−160 +19%
Forza Horizon 4	86 −16.3%	100−105 +16.3%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −19.4%	80−85 +19.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	91 −20.9%	110−120 +20.9%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −21.2%	80−85 +21.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −20.3%	190−200 +20.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −15.9%	95−100 +15.9%
Valorant	100−110 −18.8%	120−130 +18.8%
World of Tanks	250−260 −16.3%	300−310 +16.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −16.9%	90−95 +16.9%
Counter-Strike 2	34 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Dota 2	85−90 −14.9%	100−105 +14.9%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −16.9%	90−95 +16.9%
Forza Horizon 4	76 −18.4%	90−95 +18.4%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −19.4%	80−85 +19.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −20.3%	190−200 +20.3%
Valorant	100−110 −18.8%	120−130 +18.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	40 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −20%	210−220 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
World of Tanks	160−170 −19.8%	200−210 +19.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −17.6%	60−65 +17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −14.9%	85−90 +14.9%
Forza Horizon 4	57 −14%	65−70 +14%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −14%	65−70 +14%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Valorant	65−70 −17.6%	80−85 +17.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Dota 2	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −16.9%	90−95 +16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Dota 2	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Fortnite	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Valorant	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%