GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon HD 6930

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6930 with GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 6930
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 186 Watt
7.01

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms HD 6930 by a whopping 261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking544214
Place by popularitynot in top-10066
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.06no data
Power efficiency2.7024.18
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameCaymanGA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 December 2011 (13 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores12802560
Core clock speed750 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1035 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)186 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate60.0082.80
Floating-point processing power1.92 TFLOPS5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs8080
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length220 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.2
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.

HD 6930 7.01
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 25.34
+261%

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.

HD 6930 3826
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+249%

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 HD18−21
−311%
74
+311%
1440p10−12
−320%
42
+320%
4K7−8
−300%
28
+300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.00no data
1440p18.00no data
4K25.71no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 128
+0%
128
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 87
+0%
87
+0%
Metro Exodus 84
+0%
84
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Valorant 121
+0%
121
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Dota 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 105
+0%
105
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 58
+0%
58
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+0%
94
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 79
+0%
79
+0%
World of Tanks 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35
+0%
35
+0%
Dota 2 113
+0%
113
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 57
+0%
57
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 112
+0%
112
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 41
+0%
41
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+0%
41
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
World of Tanks 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+0%
61
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 81
+0%
81
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+0%
44
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Dota 2 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+0%
34
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how HD 6930 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 311% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 320% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.01 25.34
Recency 1 December 2011 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 186 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 261.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 148% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6930 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6930 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.


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