GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs RTX A5000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	93	216
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	19.33	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	6144	2560
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	302.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	19.35 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	96	no data
TMUs	192	no data
Tensor Cores	192	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	48	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	16 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	-

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 A5000 Mobile 42.03
+66.9%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.18

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 A5000 Mobile 36164
+108%

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 A5000 Mobile 27271
+128%

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 A5000 Mobile 50154

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486
+44.5%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX A5000 Mobile 10307
+121%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661

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	108 +56.5%	69 −56.5%
1440p	74 +100%	37 −100%
4K	54 +80%	30−35 −80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +91.5%	45−50 −91.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +12.3%	81 −12.3%
Elden Ring	140−150 +79.5%	80−85 −79.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +40.3%	75−80 −40.3%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +91.5%	45−50 −91.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +46.9%	32 −46.9%
Forza Horizon 4	231 +120%	105 −120%
Metro Exodus	85 +28.8%	65−70 −28.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
Valorant	160−170 +67.3%	100−110 −67.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +40.3%	75−80 −40.3%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +125%	40 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +73.9%	23 −73.9%
Dota 2	125 +105%	61 −105%
Elden Ring	140−150 +79.5%	80−85 −79.5%
Far Cry 5	82 −18.3%	97 +18.3%
Fortnite	180−190 +42.9%	120−130 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	192 +123%	86 −123%
Grand Theft Auto V	122 +34.1%	91 −34.1%
Metro Exodus	68 +3%	65−70 −3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +30.4%	150−160 −30.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +84.1%	80−85 −84.1%
Valorant	160−170 +67.3%	100−110 −67.3%
World of Tanks	270−280 +7.7%	250−260 −7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +40.3%	75−80 −40.3%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +91.5%	45−50 −91.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +78.9%	19 −78.9%
Dota 2	124 +44.2%	85−90 −44.2%
Far Cry 5	100−105 +29.9%	75−80 −29.9%
Forza Horizon 4	160 +111%	76 −111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +30.4%	150−160 −30.4%
Valorant	160−170 +67.3%	100−110 −67.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	82 +105%	40 −105%
Elden Ring	85−90 +100%	40−45 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	82 +105%	40 −105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +87%	21−24 −87%
World of Tanks	260−270 +60.2%	160−170 −60.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +49%	50−55 −49%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +110%	21−24 −110%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +83.8%	70−75 −83.8%
Forza Horizon 4	129 +126%	57 −126%
Metro Exodus	62 +8.8%	55−60 −8.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +103%	37 −103%
Valorant	130−140 +100%	65−70 −100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +91.3%	21−24 −91.3%
Dota 2	76 +72.7%	40−45 −72.7%
Elden Ring	40−45 +110%	20−22 −110%
Grand Theft Auto V	76 +72.7%	40−45 −72.7%
Metro Exodus	26 +36.8%	18−20 −36.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +79.2%	75−80 −79.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +75%	16−18 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +72.7%	40−45 −72.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +92.3%	24−27 −92.3%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +91.3%	21−24 −91.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +25%	8−9 −25%
Dota 2	107 +143%	40−45 −143%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +93.9%	30−35 −93.9%
Fortnite	60−65 +96.8%	30−35 −96.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75 +92.3%	35−40 −92.3%
Valorant	70−75 +118%	30−35 −118%

This is how RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 Mobile is 57% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 Mobile is 100% faster in 1440p
RTX A5000 Mobile is 80% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 143% faster.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 18% faster.

All in all, in popular games: