GeForce RTX 5050 vs RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 5050, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
22.71

RTX 5050 outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking25572
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Power efficiency28.8228.04
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGN20-P0-R 6 GBGB207
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2023 (2 years ago)24 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores25602560
Core clock speed1237 MHz2317 MHz
Boost clock speed1492 MHz2572 MHz
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)130 Watt
Texture fill rateno data205.8
Floating-point processing powerno data13.17 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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 HD70
−100%
140−150
+100%
1440p34
−106%
70−75
+106%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.78
1440pno data3.56

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−107%
280−290
+107%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
−110%
170−180
+110%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 55−60
−100%
110−120
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−104%
190−200
+104%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−107%
280−290
+107%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
−103%
130−140
+103%
Far Cry 5 85
−100%
170−180
+100%
Fortnite 110−120
−107%
240−250
+107%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−102%
190−200
+102%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
−103%
150−160
+103%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−109%
190−200
+109%
Valorant 160−170
−84%
300−310
+84%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−104%
190−200
+104%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−107%
280−290
+107%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−96.1%
500−550
+96.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
−107%
95−100
+107%
Dota 2 120−130
−107%
250−260
+107%
Far Cry 5 78
−105%
160−170
+105%
Fortnite 110−120
−107%
240−250
+107%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−102%
190−200
+102%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
−103%
150−160
+103%
Grand Theft Auto V 92
−107%
190−200
+107%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−96.1%
100−105
+96.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−109%
190−200
+109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
−109%
190−200
+109%
Valorant 160−170
−84%
300−310
+84%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−104%
190−200
+104%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−105%
80−85
+105%
Dota 2 120−130
−107%
250−260
+107%
Far Cry 5 74
−103%
150−160
+103%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−102%
190−200
+102%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−109%
190−200
+109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
−100%
100−105
+100%
Valorant 160−170
−84%
300−310
+84%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−107%
240−250
+107%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−96.1%
100−105
+96.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−80.7%
300−310
+80.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 40
−100%
80−85
+100%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−110%
65−70
+110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−101%
350−400
+101%
Valorant 200−210
−98%
400−450
+98%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−100%
130−140
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Far Cry 5 52
−92.3%
100−105
+92.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−100%
120−130
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
−103%
75−80
+103%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−96.4%
110−120
+96.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−109%
90−95
+109%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−100%
70−75
+100%
Valorant 130−140
−104%
280−290
+104%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−108%
75−80
+108%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Dota 2 75−80
−108%
160−170
+108%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−104%
55−60
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−107%
85−90
+107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%

This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and RTX 5050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 is 100% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5050 is 106% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.71 47.87
Recency 6 January 2023 24 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has 116.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5050, on the other hand, has a 110.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 5050 is a desktop one.

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