GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q vs Tesla C2050
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 505 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.41 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 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 | 448 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1035 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 238 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.14 | 82.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.028 TFLOPS | 5.299 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 248 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.0 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 238 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q has an age advantage of 9 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 217.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla C2050 and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla C2050 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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