GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB vs Quadro K2000
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 750 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.17 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.67 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2013 (12 years ago) | 6 July 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 384 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.53 | 119.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7327 TFLOPS | 7.639 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 2 MB |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 202 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 168.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2013 | 6 July 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 75 Watt |
Quadro K2000 has 47.1% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K2000 and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K2000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB is a notebook one.
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