GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs RTX 3050 8 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB with GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 8 GB
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
32.68
+109%

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms RTX 3050 A Mobile by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking162339
Place by popularity11not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.02no data
Power efficiency17.4624.15
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA106GA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25601792
Core clock speed1552 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHz1343 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate142.275.21
Floating-point processing power9.098 TFLOPS4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8056
Tensor Cores8056
Ray Tracing Cores2014

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.68
+109%
RTX 3050 A Mobile 15.65

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612
+109%
RTX 3050 A Mobile 6038

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.68 15.65
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 3050 8 GB has a 108.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has 188.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is a notebook one.


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