GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
21.65

RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking22721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.7152.98
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGN20-P0-R 6 GBGB203
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2023 (2 years ago)2025 (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 cores256010496
Core clock speed1237 MHz990 MHz
Boost clock speed1492 MHz1515 MHz
Number of transistorsno data45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)95 Watt
Texture fill rateno data496.9
Floating-point processing powerno data31.8 TFLOPS
ROPsno data112
TMUsno data328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82

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 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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount6 GB24 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data896.0 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 dataPortable Device Dependent

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-10.1
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 HD73
−188%
210−220
+188%
1440p35
−186%
100−110
+186%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−177%
180−190
+177%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−157%
350−400
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
−184%
230−240
+184%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−177%
180−190
+177%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−187%
270−280
+187%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−157%
350−400
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
−181%
180−190
+181%
Far Cry 5 83
−189%
240−250
+189%
Fortnite 110−120
−156%
300−310
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−187%
270−280
+187%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−180%
210−220
+180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−183%
260−270
+183%
Valorant 160−170
−176%
450−500
+176%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−177%
180−190
+177%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−187%
270−280
+187%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−157%
350−400
+157%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−176%
700−750
+176%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
−183%
130−140
+183%
Dota 2 120−130
−189%
350−400
+189%
Far Cry 5 76
−189%
220−230
+189%
Fortnite 110−120
−156%
300−310
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−187%
270−280
+187%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−180%
210−220
+180%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
−186%
260−270
+186%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−188%
150−160
+188%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−183%
260−270
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
−186%
260−270
+186%
Valorant 160−170
−176%
450−500
+176%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−187%
270−280
+187%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−182%
110−120
+182%
Dota 2 120−130
−189%
350−400
+189%
Far Cry 5 71
−182%
200−210
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−187%
270−280
+187%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−183%
260−270
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
−180%
140−150
+180%
Valorant 160−170
−176%
450−500
+176%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−156%
300−310
+156%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−188%
150−160
+188%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−169%
450−500
+169%
Grand Theft Auto V 40
−175%
110−120
+175%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−181%
90−95
+181%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−187%
500−550
+187%
Valorant 200−210
−172%
550−600
+172%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−188%
190−200
+188%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
Far Cry 5 52
−188%
150−160
+188%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−179%
170−180
+179%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
−170%
100−105
+170%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−186%
160−170
+186%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−173%
120−130
+173%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−186%
100−105
+186%
Valorant 130−140
−192%
400−450
+192%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Dota 2 75−80
−182%
220−230
+182%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−186%
120−130
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%

This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 188% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 186% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.65 63.25
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 95 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has 58.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 192.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.

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