GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Radeon R5 M315

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M315 and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M315
2015
4 GB DDR3
1.17

RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms R5 M315 by a whopping 2196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1101242
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data45.84
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameMesoGA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (10 years ago)2024 (1 year 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 cores3841792
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed970 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1343 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rate23.2875.21
Floating-point processing power0.745 TFLOPS4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2456
Tensor Coresno data56
Ray Tracing Coresno data14
L1 Cache96 KB1.8 MB
L2 Cache128 KB2 MB

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 datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R5 M315 1.17
RTX 3050 A Mobile 26.86
+2196%

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.

R5 M315 489
Samples: 21
RTX 3050 A Mobile 11240
+2199%
Samples: 54

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

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Escape from Tarkov 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Fortnite 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−2122%
200−210
+2122%
Valorant 30−35
−2173%
750−800
+2173%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−2043%
600−650
+2043%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Dota 2 16−18
−2088%
350−400
+2088%
Escape from Tarkov 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Fortnite 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−2122%
200−210
+2122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Valorant 30−35
−2173%
750−800
+2173%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Dota 2 16−18
−2088%
350−400
+2088%
Escape from Tarkov 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−2122%
200−210
+2122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Valorant 30−35
−2173%
750−800
+2173%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−2150%
270−280
+2150%
Valorant 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Escape from Tarkov 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Valorant 6−7
−2067%
130−140
+2067%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.17 26.86
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 2195.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M315 in performance tests.

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