Apple M4 16-core GPU vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	226	not rated
Place by popularity	74	not in top-100
Power efficiency	28.11	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	no data
GPU code name	GN20-P0	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	no data (2024 years 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	2048	16
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	no 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 size

large

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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	GDDR6	LPDDR5x-8533
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_2

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Pros & cons summary

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