GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs RTX 2050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile with GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2050 Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 45 Watt
18.68

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms RTX 2050 Mobile by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking296165
Place by popularity2011
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.36
Power efficiency28.4617.26
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA107GA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 December 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores20482560
Core clock speed1185 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speed1477 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate94.53142.2
Floating-point processing power6.05 TFLOPS9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6480
Tensor Cores25680
Ray Tracing Cores3220

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s224.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6

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 HD42
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
1440p34
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%
4K25
−60%
40−45
+60%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.56
1440pno data4.53
4Kno data6.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 49
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−63.9%
100−105
+63.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−70.9%
200−210
+70.9%
Hitman 3 44
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−71.9%
110−120
+71.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−63.9%
100−105
+63.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−70.5%
150−160
+70.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−63.9%
100−105
+63.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−66.7%
50−55
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−70.9%
200−210
+70.9%
Hitman 3 43
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−71.9%
110−120
+71.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 62
−61.3%
100−105
+61.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−70.5%
150−160
+70.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
−60%
40−45
+60%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−70.9%
200−210
+70.9%
Hitman 3 39
−66.7%
65−70
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
−66.7%
55−60
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−66.7%
60−65
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−60.7%
45−50
+60.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−57.9%
30−33
+57.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−74.8%
180−190
+74.8%
Hitman 3 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 47
−70.2%
80−85
+70.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−71.2%
190−200
+71.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−66.7%
160−170
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−57.9%
30−33
+57.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−60%
40−45
+60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%

This is how RTX 2050 Mobile and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 67% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 62% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 60% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.68 32.73
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has 188.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 75.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop one.


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