GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Quadro K3100M

Place in the ranking	593	295
Place by popularity	not in top-100	20
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.25	no data
Power efficiency	5.36	28.43
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK104	GA107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	17 December 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	768	2048
Core clock speed	706 MHz	1185 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	45.18	94.53
Floating-point processing power	1.084 TFLOPS	6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	64	64
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8

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	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	112.0 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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
Display Port	1.2	no data
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	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.

K3100M 5.87

RTX 2050 Mobile 18.68
+218%

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.

K3100M 3581

RTX 2050 Mobile 12495
+249%

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.

K3100M 15120

RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+210%

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.

K3100M 2797

RTX 2050 Mobile 8965
+221%

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.

K3100M 18389

RTX 2050 Mobile 58257
+217%

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	34 −23.5%	42 +23.5%
1440p	10−12 −240%	34 +240%
4K	15 −66.7%	25 +66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	58.79	no data
1440p	199.90	no data
4K	133.27	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

−390%

49
+390%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −180%	40−45 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −500%	42 +500%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −281%	60−65 +281%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −217%	35−40 +217%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −320%	42 +320%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −238%	40−45 +238%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −213%	50−55 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −208%	110−120 +208%
Hitman 3	12−14 −267%	44 +267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −153%	90−95 +153%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −327%	60−65 +327%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −213%	50−55 +213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −205%	60−65 +205%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −79.6%	85−90 +79.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −180%	40−45 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −200%	21 +200%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −281%	60−65 +281%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −217%	35−40 +217%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −200%	30 +200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −238%	40−45 +238%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −213%	50−55 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −208%	110−120 +208%
Hitman 3	12−14 −258%	43 +258%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −153%	90−95 +153%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −327%	60−65 +327%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −213%	50−55 +213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −210%	62 +210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +9.5%	40−45 −9.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −79.6%	85−90 +79.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −180%	40−45 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −217%	35−40 +217%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −150%	25 +150%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −238%	40−45 +238%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −208%	110−120 +208%
Hitman 3	12−14 −225%	39 +225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −153%	90−95 +153%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −175%	55 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 −371%	33 +371%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +172%	18 −172%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−213%

50−55
+213%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −227%	35−40 +227%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −211%	27−30 +211%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −506%	100−110 +506%
Hitman 3	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −192%	35−40 +192%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −750%	30−35 +750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −4600%	47 +4600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −200%	110−120 +200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−210%

30−35
+210%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Hitman 3	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −638%	95−100 +638%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 −280%	18−20 +280%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −317%	24−27 +317%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−167%

16−18
+167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

20−22

+0%

20−22

+0%

This is how K3100M and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2050 Mobile is 24% faster in 1080p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 240% faster in 1440p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 67% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the K3100M is 172% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 4600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

K3100M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 67 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.87	18.68
Recency	23 July 2013	17 December 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 218.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K3100M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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