GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Tesla C2050

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla C2050 with GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Tesla C2050
2011
3 GB GDDR5, 238 Watt
7.53

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms Tesla C2050 by a whopping 295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking527185
Place by popularitynot in top-10079
Power efficiency2.3527.65
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF100GA106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 July 2011 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 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 cores4483840
Core clock speed574 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1425 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)238 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate32.14171.0
Floating-point processing power1.028 TFLOPS10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs56120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 amount3 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVINo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.08.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Tesla C2050 7.53
RTX 3060 Mobile 29.78
+295%

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.

Tesla C2050 3175
RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+295%

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 HD24−27
−304%
97
+304%
1440p16−18
−300%
64
+300%
4K9−10
−333%
39
+333%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120
+0%
120
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 88
+0%
88
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Dota 2 131
+0%
131
+0%
Far Cry 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 121
+0%
121
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 70
+0%
70
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%
Valorant 189
+0%
189
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 58
+0%
58
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+0%
78
+0%
Valorant 172
+0%
172
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75
+0%
75
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 304
+0%
304
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 42
+0%
42
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
+0%
73
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 63
+0%
63
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 25
+0%
25
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how Tesla C2050 and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 304% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 300% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 333% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.53 29.78
Recency 25 July 2011 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 238 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 295.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 197.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla C2050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla C2050 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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