GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs 9800M GTX SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms 9800M GTX SLI by a whopping 717% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 758 | 210 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.42 | 28.96 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GTX | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 6 January 2023 (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 | 224 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3016 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
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 | large | large |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12_2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 8−9
−813%
| 73
+813%
|
| 1440p | 4−5
−825%
| 37
+825%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1250%
|
81
+1250%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−511%
|
55−60
+511%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−4200%
|
40−45
+4200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1540%
|
80−85
+1540%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−629%
|
50−55
+629%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−967%
|
64
+967%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−867%
|
55−60
+867%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−759%
|
140−150
+759%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−400%
|
110−120
+400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−2050%
|
85−90
+2050%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−554%
|
85−90
+554%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−164%
|
100−110
+164%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−511%
|
55−60
+511%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−4200%
|
40−45
+4200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1540%
|
80−85
+1540%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−629%
|
50−55
+629%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−667%
|
46
+667%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−867%
|
55−60
+867%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−759%
|
140−150
+759%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−400%
|
110−120
+400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−2050%
|
85−90
+2050%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−562%
|
86
+562%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−286%
|
50−55
+286%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−164%
|
100−110
+164%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−511%
|
55−60
+511%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−4200%
|
40−45
+4200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−629%
|
50−55
+629%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−550%
|
39
+550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−867%
|
55−60
+867%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−759%
|
140−150
+759%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−400%
|
110−120
+400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−485%
|
76
+485%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−257%
|
50
+257%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−164%
|
100−110
+164%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−713%
|
65−70
+713%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−860%
|
45−50
+860%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−767%
|
24−27
+767%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−1300%
|
27−30
+1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−867%
|
27−30
+867%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−550%
|
50−55
+550%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1750%
|
37
+1750%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
−642%
|
140−150
+642%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−600%
|
40−45
+600%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−2400%
|
24−27
+2400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−1200%
|
12−14
+1200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−450%
|
21−24
+450%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Hitman 3 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
This is how 9800M GTX SLI and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 813% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 825% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 4200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 62 tests (86%)
- there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.07 | 25.09 |
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 6 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 717.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 712.5% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.
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