GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB vs Tesla X2090
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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 | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (14 years ago) | 6 July 2022 (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 | 512 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 651 MHz | 622 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 990 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.66 | 63.36 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.332 TFLOPS | 4.055 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 768 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | MXM Module | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 924 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | 144.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
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 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 6 July 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 35 Watt |
RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB has an age advantage of 10 years, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 542.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla X2090 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla X2090 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB is a notebook one.
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