GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs MX130

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX130 and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX130
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
4.75

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms MX130 by a whopping 429% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking644214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.8528.71
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM108GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 November 2017 (7 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 cores3842560
Core clock speed1122 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed1242 MHz1492 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate29.81no data
Floating-point processing power0.9539 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12_2
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce MX130 4.75
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.13
+429%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce MX130 2875
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+506%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GeForce MX130 2345
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960
+410%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce MX130 13610
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486
+433%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce MX130 170596
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 500518
+193%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX130 645
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661
+623%

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 HD18
−300%
72
+300%
1440p6−7
−500%
36
+500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4
−1925%
81
+1925%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−760%
40−45
+760%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−583%
80−85
+583%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−410%
50−55
+410%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−700%
64
+700%
Far Cry 5 14
−314%
55−60
+314%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−400%
65−70
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−387%
140−150
+387%
Hitman 3 9
−467%
50−55
+467%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−271%
110−120
+271%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−682%
85−90
+682%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−400%
65−70
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 26
−227%
85−90
+227%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−124%
100−110
+124%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−760%
40−45
+760%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−583%
80−85
+583%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−410%
50−55
+410%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−475%
46
+475%
Far Cry 5 11
−427%
55−60
+427%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−400%
65−70
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−387%
140−150
+387%
Hitman 3 10−11
−410%
50−55
+410%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−271%
110−120
+271%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−682%
85−90
+682%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−400%
65−70
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−438%
86
+438%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−218%
50−55
+218%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−124%
100−110
+124%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−760%
40−45
+760%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−410%
50−55
+410%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−388%
39
+388%
Far Cry 5 8
−625%
55−60
+625%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−387%
140−150
+387%
Hitman 3 10−11
−410%
50−55
+410%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
−785%
110−120
+785%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
−443%
76
+443%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−614%
50
+614%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−124%
100−110
+124%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−400%
65−70
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−443%
35−40
+443%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1340%
140−150
+1340%
Hitman 3 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−825%
37
+825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−370%
140−150
+370%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−567%
20−22
+567%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−2480%
120−130
+2480%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+0%
57
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how GeForce MX130 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 300% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 500% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 2700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 68 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.75 25.13
Recency 17 November 2017 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 60 Watt

GeForce MX130 has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 429.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX130 in performance tests.


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