GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon 780M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 780M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 780M
2023
15 Watt
18.29

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms 780M by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking304216
Place by popularity48not in top-100
Power efficiency83.9428.88
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameHawx PointGN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores7682560
Core clock speed800 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed2700 MHz1492 MHz
Number of transistors25,390 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology4 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate129.6no data
Floating-point processing power8.294 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs48no data
Ray Tracing Cores12no 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared96 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared12000 MHz
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 Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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.

Radeon 780M 18.29
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.18
+37.7%

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.

Radeon 780M 12785
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+36.3%

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.

Radeon 780M 7987
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960
+49.8%

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.

Radeon 780M 48112
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486
+50.7%

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.

Radeon 780M 429810
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 500518
+16.5%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Radeon 780M 2822
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661
+65.2%

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 HD35
−97.1%
69
+97.1%
1440p17
−118%
37
+118%
4K14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 32
−46.9%
45−50
+46.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−108%
81
+108%
Elden Ring 37
−124%
80−85
+124%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−30.5%
75−80
+30.5%
Counter-Strike 2 26
−80.8%
45−50
+80.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−113%
32
+113%
Forza Horizon 4 65
−61.5%
105
+61.5%
Metro Exodus 44
−50%
65−70
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Valorant 70−75
−36.5%
100−110
+36.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−30.5%
75−80
+30.5%
Counter-Strike 2 25
−60%
40
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
−91.7%
23
+91.7%
Dota 2 29
−110%
61
+110%
Elden Ring 42
−97.6%
80−85
+97.6%
Far Cry 5 32
−203%
97
+203%
Fortnite 95−100
−27.3%
120−130
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 54
−59.3%
86
+59.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
−102%
91
+102%
Metro Exodus 32
−106%
65−70
+106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−25.4%
150−160
+25.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−43.9%
80−85
+43.9%
Valorant 70−75
−36.5%
100−110
+36.5%
World of Tanks 220−230
−17.7%
250−260
+17.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−30.5%
75−80
+30.5%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−46.9%
45−50
+46.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
−58.3%
19
+58.3%
Dota 2 65−70
−32.3%
85−90
+32.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−22.2%
75−80
+22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 46
−65.2%
76
+65.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−25.4%
150−160
+25.4%
Valorant 70−75
−36.5%
100−110
+36.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18
−122%
40
+122%
Elden Ring 30−33
−46.7%
40−45
+46.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
−111%
40
+111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−5.4%
170−180
+5.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−43.8%
21−24
+43.8%
World of Tanks 120−130
−32.8%
160−170
+32.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−37.8%
50−55
+37.8%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−54.2%
70−75
+54.2%
Forza Horizon 4 32
−78.1%
57
+78.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−39%
55−60
+39%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−85%
37
+85%
Valorant 45−50
−44.7%
65−70
+44.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Dota 2 21
−110%
40−45
+110%
Elden Ring 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 21
−110%
40−45
+110%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−40%
75−80
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−110%
40−45
+110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−44.4%
24−27
+44.4%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Dota 2 30−35
−41.9%
40−45
+41.9%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−43.5%
30−35
+43.5%
Fortnite 21−24
−47.6%
30−35
+47.6%
Forza Horizon 4 17
−129%
35−40
+129%
Valorant 21−24
−57.1%
30−35
+57.1%

This is how Radeon 780M and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 97% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 118% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 29% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 203% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3050 6GB Mobile surpassed Radeon 780M in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.29 25.18
Recency 6 December 2023 6 January 2023
Chip lithography 4 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 60 Watt

Radeon 780M has an age advantage of 11 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 37.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 780M in performance tests.


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