GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Radeon RX 560X Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 560X Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 560X Mobile
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 65 Watt
10.84

RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms RX 560X Mobile by a whopping 169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking427196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.4844.61
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code namePolaris 21GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 April 2018 (6 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 cores10241792
Core clock speed1275 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1202 MHz1343 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate81.6075.21
Floating-point processing power2.611 TFLOPS4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs6456
Tensor Coresno data56
Ray Tracing Coresno data14

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1450 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth92.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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 HD34
−165%
90−95
+165%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18
−150%
45−50
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−161%
60−65
+161%
Elden Ring 31
−158%
80−85
+158%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35
−157%
90−95
+157%
Counter-Strike 2 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−150%
45−50
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 51
−155%
130−140
+155%
Metro Exodus 39
−156%
100−105
+156%
Red Dead Redemption 2 47
−155%
120−130
+155%
Valorant 50
−160%
130−140
+160%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 44
−150%
110−120
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
Dota 2 47
−155%
120−130
+155%
Elden Ring 28
−168%
75−80
+168%
Far Cry 5 28
−168%
75−80
+168%
Fortnite 50
−160%
130−140
+160%
Forza Horizon 4 42
−162%
110−120
+162%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
−164%
95−100
+164%
Metro Exodus 26
−150%
65−70
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 101
−167%
270−280
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−168%
75−80
+168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−158%
85−90
+158%
Valorant 40−45
−168%
110−120
+168%
World of Tanks 122
−146%
300−310
+146%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 31
−158%
80−85
+158%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−157%
18−20
+157%
Dota 2 66
−158%
170−180
+158%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−157%
95−100
+157%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
−159%
75−80
+159%
Valorant 40−45
−168%
110−120
+168%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Elden Ring 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−155%
130−140
+155%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
World of Tanks 75−80
−156%
200−210
+156%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Valorant 27−30
−159%
70−75
+159%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Dota 2 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Elden Ring 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−166%
85−90
+166%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Dota 2 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Fortnite 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Valorant 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%

This is how RX 560X Mobile and RTX 3050 A Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 A Mobile is 165% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.84 29.16
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 169% higher aggregate performance score, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560X Mobile in performance tests.


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