T1200 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

Place in the ranking	162	266
Place by popularity	11	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	69.00	no data
Power efficiency	17.41	14.75
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GA106	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1024
Core clock speed	1552 MHz	855 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	142.2	no data
Floating-point processing power	9.098 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	80	no data
Tensor Cores	80	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	20	no data

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	no data
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no data
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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_1
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	8.6	-

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
+61.5%

T1200 Mobile 20.24

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
+61.5%

T1200 Mobile 7809

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	95−100 +61%	59 −61%
1440p	55−60 +57.1%	35 −57.1%
4K	140−150 +55.6%	90 −55.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.62	no data
1440p	4.53	no data
4K	1.78	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +0%	47 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 +0%	28 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73 +0%	73 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	63 +0%	63 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	63 +0%	63 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +0%	37 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +0%	19 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 +0%	18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45 +0%	45 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 +0%	47 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

This is how RTX 3050 8 GB and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 8 GB is 61% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 8 GB is 57% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 8 GB is 56% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.68	20.24
Recency	4 January 2022	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt

RTX 3050 8 GB has a 61.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

T1200 Mobile, on the other hand, has 36.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the T1200 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop card while T1200 Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.