GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs RTX A4000 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A4000 Mobile with GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, including specs and performance data.

RTX A4000 Mobile
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
39.90
+29.2%

RTX A4000 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 OEM by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking106177
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency24.1516.53
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104GA106
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (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 cores51202560
Core clock speed1140 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed1680 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate268.8140.4
Floating-point processing power17.2 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs8032
TMUs16080
Tensor Cores16080
Ray Tracing Cores4020

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6

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 A4000 Mobile 39.90
+29.2%
RTX 3050 OEM 30.88

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.

RTX A4000 Mobile 15394
+29.2%
RTX 3050 OEM 11914

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.90 30.88
Recency 12 April 2021 4 January 2022
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 130 Watt

RTX A4000 Mobile has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 13% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The RTX A4000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop one.


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