GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs HD Graphics 4600

Place in the ranking	918	203
Place by popularity	64	21
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	76.13
Power efficiency	6.38	27.33
Architecture	Generation 7.5 (2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Haswell GT2	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2013 (11 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

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 cores	160	2304
Core clock speed	400 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	392 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	22.00	105.8
Floating-point processing power	0.352 TFLOPS	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	32
TMUs	20	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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).

Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	6 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	168.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
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 4600 1.85

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.73
+1399%

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.

HD Graphics 4600 710

RTX 3050 6 GB 10663
+1402%

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:

900p	14 −1329%	200−210 +1329%
Full HD	11 −1355%	160−170 +1355%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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1.12

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Elden Ring	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −1317%	85−90 +1317%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Dota 2	10 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Elden Ring	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Far Cry 5	16 −1338%	230−240 +1338%
Fortnite	9−10 −1344%	130−140 +1344%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Grand Theft Auto V	4 −1275%	55−60 +1275%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18 −1344%	260−270 +1344%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1275%	110−120 +1275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
World of Tanks	27 −1381%	400−450 +1381%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Dota 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −1374%	280−290 +1374%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1344%	130−140 +1344%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1317%	85−90 +1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Valorant	7−8 −1329%	100−105 +1329%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1338%	230−240 +1338%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1367%	220−230 +1367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1367%	220−230 +1367%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Dota 2	16−18 −1338%	230−240 +1338%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%

This is how HD Graphics 4600 and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6 GB is 1329% faster in 900p
RTX 3050 6 GB is 1355% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.85	27.73
Recency	27 May 2013	2 February 2024
Chip lithography	22 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	70 Watt

HD Graphics 4600 has 55.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 1398.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 4600 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.

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