GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs UHD Graphics

Place in the ranking	611	221
Place by popularity	6	not in top-100
Power efficiency	38.51	28.89
Architecture	Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Jasper Lake GT1	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2021 (4 years ago)	6 January 2023 (2 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	256	2560
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	750 MHz	1492 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm+	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	12.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.384 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	16	no data

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 size	no data	large
Interface	Ring Bus	no 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 type	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	6 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	12000 MHz
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 Connectors

No outputs

no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2	-

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 HD	14−16 −407%	71 +407%
1440p	8−9 −363%	37 +363%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +0%	81 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	48 +0%	48 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +0%	32 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	105 +0%	105 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40 +0%	40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +0%	23 +0%
Dota 2	61 +0%	61 +0%
Far Cry 5	97 +0%	97 +0%
Fortnite	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	86 +0%	86 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	91 +0%	91 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
World of Tanks	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	34 +0%	34 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +0%	19 +0%
Dota 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	76 +0%	76 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40 +0%	40 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	40 +0%	40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
World of Tanks	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +0%	57 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +0%	37 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

This is how UHD Graphics and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 407% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 363% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.34	24.04
Recency	11 January 2021	6 January 2023
Chip lithography	10 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt

UHD Graphics has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 350.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.