GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 vs MX350

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking538not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Power efficiency24.99no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP107GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)1 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

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 cores6403584
Core clock speed747 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed937 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate29.98199.0
Floating-point processing power1.199 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth56.06 GB/s360.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

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 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 February 2020 1 September 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 170 Watt

GeForce MX350 has 750% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 12 GB GA104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX350 and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX350 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 is a desktop one.


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