Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking226not rated
Place by popularity74not in top-100
Power efficiency27.99no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)no data
GPU code nameGN20-P0no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)17 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 cores204819
Core clock speed1238 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1398 MHz
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)20 Watt

Form factor & compatibility

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Laptop sizelargemedium sized

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 typeGDDR6LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed12000 MHzno data
Shared memory-+

API compatibility

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DirectX12_2no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 May 2021 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 20 Watt

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU has an age advantage of 1 year, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
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