GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs ATI Radeon HD 4250

Place in the ranking	1323	175
Place by popularity	not in top-100	67
Power efficiency	0.88	28.13
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	RV620	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	25 February 2009 (15 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 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	40	3840
Core clock speed	594 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	181 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.376	171.0
Floating-point processing power	0.04752 TFLOPS	10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	48
TMUs	4	120
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30

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 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	1-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	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	396 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.336 GB/s	336.0 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 Connectors

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6
DLSS	-	+

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.

ATI HD 4250 0.31

RTX 3060 Mobile 31.61
+10097%

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.

ATI HD 4250 122

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+10187%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

ATI HD 4250 227

RTX 3060 Mobile 57333
+25157%

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	0−1	99
1440p	0−1	65
4K	-0−1	42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −983%	65−70 +983%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3333%	103 +3333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −983%	65−70 +983%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2600%	81 +2600%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −6400%	195 +6400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1575%	65−70 +1575%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −983%	65−70 +983%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2133%	67 +2133%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1043%	80 +1043%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −5167%	158 +5167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2967%	180−190 +2967%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1300%	56 +1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −2120%	110−120 +2120%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2031%	270−280 +2031%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −917%	61 +917%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1867%	59 +1867%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1171%	85−90 +1171%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −4567%	140 +4567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2967%	180−190 +2967%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1133%	37 +1133%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −2925%	121 +2925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1225%	50−55 +1225%
Valorant	5−6 −2720%	141 +2720%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −387%	73 +387%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −387%	73 +387%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −10200%	100−110 +10200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −387%	73 +387%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	35−40
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −700%	16 +700%
Dota 2	14−16 −533%	95 +533%
Valorant	1−2 −6100%	62 +6100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	115 +0%	115 +0%
Metro Exodus	94 +0%	94 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Dota 2	124 +0%	124 +0%
Fortnite	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	99 +0%	99 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	121 +0%	121 +0%
Metro Exodus	78 +0%	78 +0%
Valorant	101 +0%	101 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Dota 2	124 +0%	124 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	81 +0%	81 +0%
Valorant	172 +0%	172 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	75 +0%	75 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	75 +0%	75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40 +0%	40 +0%
World of Tanks	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +0%	101 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	63 +0%	63 +0%
Metro Exodus	85 +0%	85 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	31 +0%	31 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +0%	22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Fortnite	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60 +0%	60 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	34 +0%	34 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 10200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 31 test (49%)
there's a draw in 32 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.31	31.61
Recency	25 February 2009	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	80 Watt

ATI HD 4250 has 220% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 10096.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4250 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.