GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q vs Tegra X2 GPU
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GP10B | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 11 May 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | 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 cores | 256 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1465 MHz | 1057 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 23.44 | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7501 TFLOPS | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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).
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 87 mm | no data |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 176.0 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Tegra X2 GPU has 133.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Tegra X2 GPU and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tegra X2 GPU is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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