GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Radeon R8 M535DX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R8 M535DX and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms R8 M535DX by a whopping 1546% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 997 | 245 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 45.00 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Meso | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 2024 (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 | 320 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 891 MHz | 1343 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.82 | 75.21 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5702 TFLOPS | 4.813 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 20 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 14 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 1.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 2 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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 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 type | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| 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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.60 | 26.34 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 1546.3% 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 R8 M535DX in performance tests.
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