GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs RTX 4060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	74	226
Place by popularity	52	74
Power efficiency	27.24	27.97
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD107	GN20-P0
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)

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	3072	2048
Core clock speed	1545 MHz	1238 MHz
Boost clock speed	1890 MHz	1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	181.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	11.61 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	96	no data
Tensor Cores	96	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	24	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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	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	2000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	8.9	-

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 4060 Mobile 45.74
+86.7%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.50

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 4060 Mobile 35751
+128%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 15712

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 4060 Mobile 90275
+109%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 43216

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 4060 Mobile 26499
+122%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949

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 4060 Mobile 154535
+137%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 65252

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.

RTX 4060 Mobile 598142
+24.5%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 480364

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 4060 Mobile 10329
+130%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 4497

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	112 +77.8%	63 −77.8%
1440p	62 +37.8%	45 −37.8%
4K	39 +50%	26 −50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

126
+90.9%

−90.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +61.8%	55−60 −61.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	135 +133%	58 −133%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +64.6%	80−85 −64.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +66.7%	50−55 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	100 +92.3%	52 −92.3%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +57.9%	55−60 −57.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +60%	65−70 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +36.6%	140−150 −36.6%
Hitman 3	123 +116%	57 −116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +50.4%	110−120 −50.4%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +4.8%	126 −4.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +10.3%	87 −10.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +85.7%	80−85 −85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −39.8%	186 +39.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +61.8%	55−60 −61.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	114 +256%	32 −256%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +64.6%	80−85 −64.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +66.7%	50−55 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 +107%	41 −107%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +57.9%	55−60 −57.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +60%	65−70 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +36.6%	140−150 −36.6%
Hitman 3	117 +113%	55 −113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +50.4%	110−120 −50.4%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +38.9%	95 −38.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +52.4%	63 −52.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 +129%	94 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +61.1%	50−55 −61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −35.3%	180 +35.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +61.8%	55−60 −61.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 +308%	24 −308%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +66.7%	50−55 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +126%	34 −126%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +57.9%	55−60 −57.9%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +36.6%	140−150 −36.6%
Hitman 3	110 +116%	51 −116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +134%	74 −134%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	185 +128%	81 −128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	101 +120%	46 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +150%	26 −150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
+33.3%

−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +74.5%	45−50 −74.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +68.4%	35−40 −68.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +76.9%	24−27 −76.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 +227%	22 −227%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +78.6%	27−30 −78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 +172%	18 −172%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +69%	27−30 −69%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +62.9%	140−150 −62.9%
Hitman 3	55−60 +48.6%	37 −48.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +57.6%	59 −57.6%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +50%	52 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +127%	56 −127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +145%	30−35 −145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +20.5%	166 −20.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
+37.7%

−37.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +72%	24−27 −72%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Hitman 3	30−35 +127%	15 −127%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +48.4%	120−130 −48.4%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +48.6%	37 −48.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 +89.7%	29 −89.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +108%	12−14 −108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +217%	6 −217%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +73.5%	30−35 −73.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 +82.4%	34 −82.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +127%	10−12 −127%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+52%

−52%

This is how RTX 4060 Mobile and RTX 3050 4GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Mobile is 78% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Mobile is 38% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Mobile is 50% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4060 Mobile is 308% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 40% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4060 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	45.74	24.50
Recency	3 January 2023	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	4 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	60 Watt

RTX 4060 Mobile has a 86.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, on the other hand, has 91.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

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