GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs RTX 3050 6GB Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 A Mobile by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 210 | 339 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 29.04 | 24.15 |
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 (1 year ago) | 2024 (recently) |
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 | 73
+62.2%
| 45−50
−62.2%
|
1440p | 37
+76.2%
| 21−24
−76.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 81
+62%
|
50−55
−62%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+83.3%
|
30−33
−83.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+64%
|
50−55
−64%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+70%
|
30−33
−70%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 64
+82.9%
|
35−40
−82.9%
|
Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+65.7%
|
35−40
−65.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
+62.5%
|
40−45
−62.5%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+62.2%
|
90−95
−62.2%
|
Hitman 3 | 50−55
+70%
|
30−33
−70%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+64.3%
|
70−75
−64.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 85−90
+72%
|
50−55
−72%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+62.5%
|
40−45
−62.5%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 85−90
+70%
|
50−55
−70%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 100−110
+71.7%
|
60−65
−71.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+83.3%
|
30−33
−83.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+64%
|
50−55
−64%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+70%
|
30−33
−70%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 46
+70.4%
|
27−30
−70.4%
|
Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+65.7%
|
35−40
−65.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
+62.5%
|
40−45
−62.5%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+62.2%
|
90−95
−62.2%
|
Hitman 3 | 50−55
+70%
|
30−33
−70%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+64.3%
|
70−75
−64.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 85−90
+72%
|
50−55
−72%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+62.5%
|
40−45
−62.5%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 86
+72%
|
50−55
−72%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+80%
|
30−33
−80%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 100−110
+71.7%
|
60−65
−71.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+83.3%
|
30−33
−83.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+70%
|
30−33
−70%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+62.5%
|
24−27
−62.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+65.7%
|
35−40
−65.7%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+62.2%
|
90−95
−62.2%
|
Hitman 3 | 50−55
+70%
|
30−33
−70%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+64.3%
|
70−75
−64.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 76
+68.9%
|
45−50
−68.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50
+66.7%
|
30−33
−66.7%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 100−110
+71.7%
|
60−65
−71.7%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+62.5%
|
40−45
−62.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27−30
−77.8%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+81%
|
21−24
−81%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+78.6%
|
14−16
−78.6%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+75%
|
16−18
−75%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+61.1%
|
18−20
−61.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+69.4%
|
85−90
−69.4%
|
Hitman 3 | 30−33
+66.7%
|
18−20
−66.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+73.3%
|
30−33
−73.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27−30
−77.8%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 57
+62.9%
|
35−40
−62.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 37
+76.2%
|
21−24
−76.2%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 140−150
+65.9%
|
85−90
−65.9%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+75%
|
24−27
−75%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+78.6%
|
14−16
−78.6%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12−14
−66.7%
|
Hitman 3 | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12−14
−66.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 120−130
+61.3%
|
80−85
−61.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 27−30
+75%
|
16−18
−75%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+68.8%
|
16−18
−68.8%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+61.9%
|
21−24
−61.9%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+72.2%
|
18−20
−72.2%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+83.3%
|
12−14
−83.3%
|
This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and RTX 3050 A Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 62% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 76% faster in 1440p
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 25.09 | 15.65 |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 45 Watt |
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 60.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has 33.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile in performance tests.
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