Radeon 880M vs GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile with Radeon 880M, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms Radeon 880M by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 209 | 256 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | RDNA 3.5 (2024) |
| GPU code name | GN20-P0-R 6 GB | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 January 2023 (1 year ago) | July 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1237 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1492 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 139.2 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 12000 MHz | System Shared |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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 | 67
+97.1%
| 34
−97.1%
|
| 1440p | 32
+33.3%
| 24−27
−33.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 81
+24.6%
|
65−70
−24.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+22.2%
|
45−50
−22.2%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+22.9%
|
35−40
−22.9%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+26.2%
|
65−70
−26.2%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 64
+28%
|
50−55
−28%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+28.9%
|
45−50
−28.9%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+21.7%
|
120−130
−21.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 50−55
+1175%
|
4−5
−1175%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+1338%
|
8−9
−1338%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+22.9%
|
70−75
−22.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 85−90
+2025%
|
4−5
−2025%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 100−110
+268%
|
27−30
−268%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+22.9%
|
35−40
−22.9%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+26.2%
|
65−70
−26.2%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 46
+31.4%
|
35−40
−31.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+28.9%
|
45−50
−28.9%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+21.7%
|
120−130
−21.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 50−55
+1175%
|
4−5
−1175%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+1338%
|
8−9
−1338%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+22.9%
|
70−75
−22.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 86
+2050%
|
4−5
−2050%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+500%
|
9−10
−500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 100−110
+268%
|
27−30
−268%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+22.9%
|
35−40
−22.9%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+28.9%
|
45−50
−28.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+21.7%
|
120−130
−21.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 50−55
+1175%
|
4−5
−1175%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120
+1338%
|
8−9
−1338%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 76
+1800%
|
4−5
−1800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50
+456%
|
9−10
−456%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 100−110
+21.2%
|
85−90
−21.2%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+37.1%
|
35−40
−37.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+26.7%
|
30−33
−26.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+38.9%
|
18−20
−38.9%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+33.3%
|
12−14
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+30.9%
|
110−120
−30.9%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−33
+400%
|
6−7
−400%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+2500%
|
2−3
−2500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+37.1%
|
35−40
−37.1%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 57
+26.7%
|
45−50
−26.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 37
+23.3%
|
30−33
−23.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 140−150
+28.2%
|
110−120
−28.2%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+38.9%
|
18−20
−38.9%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Hitman 3 | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 120−130
+29%
|
100−105
−29%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+28.6%
|
21−24
−28.6%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+29.2%
|
24−27
−29.2%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 97% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 33% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 2500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 3050 6GB Mobile surpassed Radeon 880M in all 23 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 25.56 | 21.15 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 15 Watt |
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 20.9% higher aggregate performance score.
Radeon 880M, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 880M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon 880M is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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