GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

Place in the ranking	301	196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	44.61
Architecture	Xe LPG (2023)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Meteor Lake iGPU	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	2024 (1 year 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	8	1792
Core clock speed	no data	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	2300 MHz	1343 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	75.21
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	56
Tensor Cores	no data	56
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	14

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	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8

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	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.0 GB/s
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 data

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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	36 −52.8%	55−60 +52.8%
1440p	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
4K	15 −40%	21−24 +40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	26 −53.8%	40−45 +53.8%
Elden Ring	30 −50%	45−50 +50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −52.5%	90−95 +52.5%
Counter-Strike 2	23 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Forza Horizon 4	71 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
Metro Exodus	40 −50%	60−65 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −51.2%	65−70 +51.2%
Valorant	75−80 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −52.5%	90−95 +52.5%
Counter-Strike 2	23 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Dota 2	25 −40%	35−40 +40%
Elden Ring	55−60 −55.2%	90−95 +55.2%
Far Cry 5	34 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Fortnite	95−100 −51.5%	150−160 +51.5%
Forza Horizon 4	59 −52.5%	90−95 +52.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	25 −40%	35−40 +40%
Metro Exodus	29 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −49.6%	190−200 +49.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −51.2%	65−70 +51.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −55.2%	90−95 +55.2%
Valorant	75−80 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%
World of Tanks	220−230 −35.1%	300−310 +35.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −52.5%	90−95 +52.5%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −56.3%	100−105 +56.3%
Forza Horizon 4	46 −52.2%	70−75 +52.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −49.6%	190−200 +49.6%
Valorant	75−80 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Elden Ring	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −55.7%	260−270 +55.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
World of Tanks	120−130 −49.6%	190−200 +49.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −44.7%	55−60 +44.7%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
Forza Horizon 4	30 −50%	45−50 +50%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −54.8%	65−70 +54.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Valorant	45−50 −48.9%	70−75 +48.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Dota 2	9 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Elden Ring	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
Fortnite	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −40%	21−24 +40%
Valorant	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%