GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
2016
0.45

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 5173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1244237
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Power efficiencyno data21.81
ArchitectureGen. 8 (2015−2016)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBraswellGA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years 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 cores122048
Core clock speed320 MHz712 MHz
Boost clock speed640 MHz1057 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data67.65
Floating-point processing powerno data4.329 TFLOPS
ROPsno data40
TMUsno data64
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
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.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 0.45
RTX 3050 Mobile 23.73
+5173%

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.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 349
RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+6020%

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.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 218
RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+7095%

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.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 1841
RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+4801%

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.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 20277
RTX 3050 Mobile 580370
+2762%

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 HD6
−1450%
93
+1450%
1440p0−152
4K0−133

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3433%
106
+3433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2333%
73
+2333%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−2500%
156
+2500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1767%
56
+1767%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1757%
130
+1757%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1950%
123
+1950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2071%
150−160
+2071%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1420%
75−80
+1420%
World of Tanks 14−16
−1580%
250−260
+1580%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1600%
51
+1600%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−957%
70−75
+957%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1667%
106
+1667%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2071%
150−160
+2071%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−8600%
170−180
+8600%
World of Tanks 0−1 150−160

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−833%
28
+833%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1600%
65−70
+1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Valorant 5−6
−1160%
60−65
+1160%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−280%
57
+280%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−280%
57
+280%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−7100%
70−75
+7100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−280%
57
+280%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12
+500%
Dota 2 14−16
−520%
93
+520%
Valorant 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 95
+0%
95
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 110
+0%
110
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Dota 2 142
+0%
142
+0%
Elden Ring 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+0%
128
+0%
Metro Exodus 74
+0%
74
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Elden Ring 66
+0%
66
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+0%
57
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+0%
78
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Elden Ring 33
+0%
33
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+0%
45
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 1450% faster in 1080p

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 8600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 31 test (51%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 23.73
Recency 1 April 2016 11 May 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 Mobile has a 5173.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.


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