GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs RTX A2000

Place in the ranking	142	218
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	90.03	no data
Power efficiency	34.97	28.95
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA106	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	10 August 2021 (3 years ago)	6 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	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	3328	2560
Core clock speed	562 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	124.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	7.987 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	104	no data
Tensor Cores	104	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	26	no data

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	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Length	167 mm	no data
Width	2-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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	no data
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

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.8	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
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.

RTX A2000 35.49
+40.9%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.19

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.

RTX A2000 19978
+14.7%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421

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.

RTX A2000 14934
+24.9%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960

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.

RTX A2000 94407
+30.2%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486

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.

RTX A2000 561627
+12.2%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 500518

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	94 +36.2%	69 −36.2%
1440p	45 +21.6%	37 −21.6%
4K	29 +61.1%	18−21 −61.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.78	no data
1440p	9.98	no data
4K	15.48	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

84
+78.7%

45−50

−78.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +27.3%	75−80 −27.3%
Counter-Strike 2	62 +29.2%	48 −29.2%
Forza Horizon 4	166 +58.1%	105 −58.1%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +37.3%	65−70 −37.3%
Metro Exodus	106 +60.6%	65−70 −60.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +29.1%	55−60 −29.1%
Valorant	140−150 +39.6%	100−110 −39.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +27.3%	75−80 −27.3%
Counter-Strike 2	52 +30%	40 −30%
Dota 2	129 +111%	61 −111%
Far Cry 5	136 +40.2%	97 −40.2%
Fortnite	160−170 +27%	120−130 −27%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +51.2%	86 −51.2%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +37.3%	65−70 −37.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	129 +41.8%	91 −41.8%
Metro Exodus	71 +7.6%	65−70 −7.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +21.5%	150−160 −21.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +29.1%	55−60 −29.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +50%	80−85 −50%
Valorant	140−150 +39.6%	100−110 −39.6%
World of Tanks	270−280 +7.7%	250−260 −7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +27.3%	75−80 −27.3%
Counter-Strike 2	45 +32.4%	34 −32.4%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +20.8%	75−80 −20.8%
Forza Horizon 4	109 +43.4%	76 −43.4%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +37.3%	65−70 −37.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +21.5%	150−160 −21.5%
Valorant	140−150 +39.6%	100−110 −39.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	58 +45%	40 −45%
Grand Theft Auto V	58 +45%	40 −45%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +47.8%	21−24 −47.8%
World of Tanks	220−230 +36.1%	160−170 −36.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +31.4%	50−55 −31.4%
Counter-Strike 2	26 +23.8%	21 −23.8%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +54.1%	70−75 −54.1%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +38.6%	57 −38.6%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Metro Exodus	62 +8.8%	55−60 −8.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +27%	37 −27%
Valorant	100−110 +57.4%	65−70 −57.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +56.5%	21−24 −56.5%
Dota 2	56 +27.3%	40−45 −27.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	56 +27.3%	40−45 −27.3%
Metro Exodus	20 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +46.8%	75−80 −46.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 +27.3%	40−45 −27.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +53.8%	24−27 −53.8%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +56.5%	21−24 −56.5%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +54.5%	30−35 −54.5%
Fortnite	45−50 +58.1%	30−35 −58.1%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Valorant	55−60 +66.7%	30−35 −66.7%