GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs RTX 3050 Ti Mobile

Place in performance ranking	199	39
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	GN20-P1	GN21-X11
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 May 2021 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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	9728
Core clock speed	1222 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1485 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	118.8	515.3

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 Ti Mobile 25.00

RTX 4090 Mobile 54.56
+118%

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 118% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057

RTX 4090 Mobile 64746
+259%

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 259% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360

RTX 4090 Mobile 46191
+246%

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 246% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925

RTX 4090 Mobile 143771
+97.1%

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 97% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 422757

RTX 4090 Mobile 554375
+31.1%

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 31% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	73 −140%	175 +140%
1440p	43 −205%	131 +205%
4K	28 −204%	85 +204%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−152%

156
+152%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −79.6%	85−90 +79.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 −56.7%	90−95 +56.7%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −112%	170−180 +112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −115%	110−120 +115%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 −141%	142 +141%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −60%	95−100 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −80.9%	120−130 +80.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Hitman 3	105 −24.8%	130−140 +24.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	144 −146%	354 +146%
Metro Exodus	143 +19.2%	120−130 −19.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 −17.3%	110−120 +17.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	128 −211%	398 +211%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 −144%	144 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −79.6%	85−90 +79.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 −434%	187 +434%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −112%	170−180 +112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −115%	110−120 +115%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 −202%	136 +202%
Far Cry 5	75 −81.3%	136 +81.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −78%	73 +78%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Hitman 3	65 −27.7%	83 +27.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	123 −180%	344 +180%
Metro Exodus	82 −76.8%	145 +76.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90 −27.8%	110−120 +27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	87 −241%	297 +241%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 −328%	394 +328%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 −138%	131 +138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −79.6%	85−90 +79.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 −519%	161 +519%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −115%	110−120 +115%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −213%	125 +213%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −60%	95−100 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	92 −232%	305 +232%
Metro Exodus	73 −79.5%	131 +79.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −308%	204 +308%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 −329%	120 +329%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−42%

110−120
+42%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −138%	110−120 +138%
Far Cry New Dawn	80 −58.8%	120−130 +58.8%
Hitman 3	43 −55.8%	65−70 +55.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −147%	45−50 +147%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −122%	60−65 +122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 −392%	128 +392%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	28 −211%	85−90 +211%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 −332%	95 +332%
Far Cry 5	50 −204%	152 +204%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −144%	120−130 +144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	69 −267%	253 +267%
Metro Exodus	60 −113%	128 +113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 −382%	294 +382%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −447%	164 +447%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20 −445%	109 +445%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	53 −115%	114 +115%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 −66%	75−80 +66%
Hitman 3	20 −130%	45−50 +130%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −345%	129 +345%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 −437%	102 +437%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 −424%	152 +424%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −457%	78 +457%
Battlefield 5	38 −78.9%	65−70 +78.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	15 −280%	55−60 +280%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −380%	48 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −141%	80−85 +141%
Horizon Zero Dawn	34 −338%	149 +338%
Metro Exodus	28 −264%	102 +264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10 −590%	69 +590%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−82.8%

50−55
+82.8%

This is how RTX 3050 Ti Mobile and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 Mobile is 140% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 205% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 204% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 19% faster than the RTX 4090 Mobile.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 Mobile is 590% faster than the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 4090 Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.00	54.56
Recency	10 May 2021	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	150 Watt