GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs RTX 3090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3090 with GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3090
2020
24 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
69.45
+271%

RTX 3090 outperforms RTX 2050 Mobile by a whopping 271% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24297
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.95no data
Power efficiency13.6928.70
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA102GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 September 2020 (4 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 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 cores104962048
Core clock speed1395 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz1477 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate556.094.53
Floating-point processing power35.58 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs11232
TMUs32864
Tensor Cores328256
Ray Tracing Cores8232

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 datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length336 mmno data
Width3-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1219 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth936.2 GB/s112.0 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, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.58.6

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 3090 69.45
+271%
RTX 2050 Mobile 18.72

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.

RTX 3090 61518
+392%
RTX 2050 Mobile 12495

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 3090 124350
+166%
RTX 2050 Mobile 46821

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.

RTX 3090 47241
+427%
RTX 2050 Mobile 8965

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.

RTX 3090 231612
+298%
RTX 2050 Mobile 58257

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 HD197
+369%
42
−369%
1440p128
+288%
33
−288%
4K87
+248%
25
−248%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.61no data
1440p11.71no data
4K17.23no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220
+511%
36
−511%
Cyberpunk 2077 207
+322%
49
−322%
Elden Ring 238
+453%
43
−453%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+70%
60−65
−70%
Counter-Strike 2 188
+527%
30
−527%
Cyberpunk 2077 151
+619%
21
−619%
Forza Horizon 4 505
+564%
76
−564%
Metro Exodus 169
+231%
50−55
−231%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130
+195%
40−45
−195%
Valorant 393
+352%
87
−352%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+95%
60−65
−95%
Counter-Strike 2 161
+496%
27
−496%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+800%
15
−800%
Dota 2 186
+119%
85
−119%
Elden Ring 297
+403%
59
−403%
Far Cry 5 147
+110%
70
−110%
Fortnite 270−280
+173%
100−105
−173%
Forza Horizon 4 402
+538%
63
−538%
Grand Theft Auto V 171
+148%
69
−148%
Metro Exodus 150
+194%
50−55
−194%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+68%
120−130
−68%
Red Dead Redemption 2 132
+200%
40−45
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+200%
55−60
−200%
Valorant 222
+416%
43
−416%
World of Tanks 270−280
+25.1%
220−230
−25.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95
+58.3%
60−65
−58.3%
Counter-Strike 2 146
+342%
30−35
−342%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+831%
13
−831%
Dota 2 213
+93.6%
110
−93.6%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+105%
60−65
−105%
Forza Horizon 4 351
+527%
56
−527%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+68%
120−130
−68%
Valorant 296
+295%
75−80
−295%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 150
+305%
37
−305%
Elden Ring 189
+510%
30−35
−510%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
+305%
37
−305%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+4.8%
160−170
−4.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+441%
16−18
−441%
World of Tanks 450−500
+280%
120−130
−280%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 91
+139%
35−40
−139%
Counter-Strike 2 96
+500%
16−18
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+480%
14−16
−480%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+227%
45−50
−227%
Forza Horizon 4 266
+466%
47
−466%
Metro Exodus 139
+231%
40−45
−231%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+508%
24−27
−508%
Valorant 295
+515%
45−50
−515%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 59
+293%
14−16
−293%
Dota 2 182
+469%
30−35
−469%
Elden Ring 105
+708%
12−14
−708%
Grand Theft Auto V 182
+469%
30−35
−469%
Metro Exodus 76
+443%
14−16
−443%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+273%
55−60
−273%
Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+433%
12−14
−433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+469%
30−35
−469%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 91
+406%
18−20
−406%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+473%
14−16
−473%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+800%
5−6
−800%
Dota 2 202
+494%
34
−494%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+338%
24−27
−338%
Fortnite 95−100
+336%
21−24
−336%
Forza Horizon 4 159
+489%
27−30
−489%
Valorant 188
+755%
21−24
−755%

This is how RTX 3090 and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 369% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 288% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 248% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3090 is 831% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3090 surpassed RTX 2050 Mobile in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.45 18.72
Recency 1 September 2020 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 3090 has a 271% higher aggregate performance score, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 2050 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 677.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3090 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.


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