GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs RTX 5060
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 5060 with GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms RTX 5060 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 276 | 199 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.59 | 46.20 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GB206 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | March 2025 (recently) | 2024 (1 year 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 | 3840 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 2280 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2497 MHz | 1343 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 299.6 | 75.21 |
| Floating-point processing power | 19.18 TFLOPS | 4.813 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 120 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | 14 |
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 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-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 | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 12.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | + | + |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
−40.4%
|
160−170
+40.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−42.9%
|
60−65
+42.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
−41%
|
55−60
+41%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
−34.1%
|
110−120
+34.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
−40.4%
|
160−170
+40.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−42.9%
|
60−65
+42.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
−43.9%
|
95−100
+43.9%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
−44.2%
|
150−160
+44.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−37.5%
|
110−120
+37.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
−42.9%
|
90−95
+42.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
−41%
|
55−60
+41%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
−33.3%
|
100−105
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−43.8%
|
210−220
+43.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
−34.1%
|
110−120
+34.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
−40.4%
|
160−170
+40.4%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
−28.2%
|
300−310
+28.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−42.9%
|
60−65
+42.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
−43.9%
|
95−100
+43.9%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
−44.2%
|
150−160
+44.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−37.5%
|
110−120
+37.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
−42.9%
|
90−95
+42.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
−35.1%
|
100−105
+35.1%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
−41%
|
55−60
+41%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
−39.5%
|
60−65
+39.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
−33.3%
|
100−105
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
−42.9%
|
80−85
+42.9%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−43.8%
|
210−220
+43.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
−34.1%
|
110−120
+34.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−42.9%
|
60−65
+42.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
−43.9%
|
95−100
+43.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−37.5%
|
110−120
+37.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
−41%
|
55−60
+41%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
−33.3%
|
100−105
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
−42.9%
|
80−85
+42.9%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−43.8%
|
210−220
+43.8%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
−44.2%
|
150−160
+44.2%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
−42.9%
|
60−65
+42.9%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
−39.9%
|
200−210
+39.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−32.4%
|
45−50
+32.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−34.6%
|
35−40
+34.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−40.4%
|
240−250
+40.4%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
−42.1%
|
260−270
+42.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−42.9%
|
80−85
+42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
−42.1%
|
27−30
+42.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−39.5%
|
60−65
+39.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−40%
|
70−75
+40%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−29%
|
40−45
+29%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
−41.3%
|
65−70
+41.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
−38.9%
|
50−55
+38.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18−20
+38.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−37.9%
|
40−45
+37.9%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−41.6%
|
160−170
+41.6%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
−33.3%
|
40−45
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−42.9%
|
30−33
+42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−42.9%
|
50−55
+42.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18−20
+38.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.34 | 29.40 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 45 Watt |
RTX 5060 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.
RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has a 44.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5060 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is a notebook one.
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