GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs RTX A4000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	112	216
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	23.71	28.96
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	6 January 2023 (2 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 cores	5120	2560
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	1680 MHz	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	268.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	17.2 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	80	no data
TMUs	160	no data
Tensor Cores	160	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	40	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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	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	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

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	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	8.6	-

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	100−110 +44.9%	69 −44.9%
1440p	55−60 +48.6%	37 −48.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +76.6%	45−50 −76.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +4.9%	81 −4.9%
Elden Ring	130−140 +67.5%	80−85 −67.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +36.4%	75−80 −36.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +76.6%	45−50 −76.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +166%	32 −166%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +82.9%	105 −82.9%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +42.4%	65−70 −42.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +40%	55−60 −40%
Valorant	150−160 +56.4%	100−110 −56.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +36.4%	75−80 −36.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +108%	40 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +270%	23 −270%
Dota 2	120−130 +102%	61 −102%
Elden Ring	130−140 +67.5%	80−85 −67.5%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +0%	97 +0%
Fortnite	170−180 +36.5%	120−130 −36.5%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +123%	86 −123%
Grand Theft Auto V	120−130 +35.2%	91 −35.2%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +42.4%	65−70 −42.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +27.2%	150−160 −27.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +40%	55−60 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +70.7%	80−85 −70.7%
Valorant	150−160 +56.4%	100−110 −56.4%
World of Tanks	270−280 +7.7%	250−260 −7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +36.4%	75−80 −36.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +76.6%	45−50 −76.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +347%	19 −347%
Dota 2	120−130 +43%	85−90 −43%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +26%	75−80 −26%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +153%	76 −153%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +27.2%	150−160 −27.2%
Valorant	150−160 +56.4%	100−110 −56.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 +82.5%	40 −82.5%
Elden Ring	80−85 +84.1%	40−45 −84.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +82.5%	40 −82.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +69.6%	21−24 −69.6%
World of Tanks	250−260 +50.6%	160−170 −50.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +43.1%	50−55 −43.1%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +73%	70−75 −73%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +100%	57 −100%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +49.1%	55−60 −49.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +86.5%	37 −86.5%
Valorant	120−130 +82.4%	65−70 −82.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +78.3%	21−24 −78.3%
Dota 2	75−80 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%
Elden Ring	35−40 +90%	20−22 −90%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +73.7%	18−20 −73.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +66.2%	75−80 −66.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +76.9%	24−27 −76.9%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +78.3%	21−24 −78.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Dota 2	75−80 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +78.8%	30−35 −78.8%
Fortnite	55−60 +80.6%	30−35 −80.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +66.7%	35−40 −66.7%
Valorant	65−70 +100%	30−35 −100%