GeForce 256 SDR vs 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 efficiency27.98no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGN20-P0NV10 A3
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)11 October 1999 (25 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 cores2048no data
Core clock speed1238 MHz120 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data17 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm220 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)no data
Texture fill rateno data0.48
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data4

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
Interfaceno dataAGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6SDR
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz143 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.144 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 data1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_27.0
OpenGLno data1.2
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 May 2021 11 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 220 nm

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has an age advantage of 21 year, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2650% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GeForce 256 SDR. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 256 SDR is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR
GeForce 256 SDR

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