GeForce GT 610 vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile with GeForce GT 610, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.50
+2925%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 2925% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2261144
Place by popularity74not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency27.991.91
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGN20-P0GF119
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

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 cores204848
Core clock speed1238 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data292 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rateno data6.480
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
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 typeGDDR6DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1024 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 dataDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.2
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.50
+2925%
GT 610 0.81

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949
+3129%
GT 610 370

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 HD63
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
1440p45
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
4K260−1

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data20.00
1440pno data39.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
+3200%
2−3
−3200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+5700%
1−2
−5700%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+3525%
4−5
−3525%
Hitman 3 57
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+3733%
3−4
−3733%
Metro Exodus 126
+3050%
4−5
−3050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+4250%
2−3
−4250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+4100%
2−3
−4100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 186
+3000%
6−7
−3000%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+3525%
4−5
−3525%
Hitman 3 55
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+3733%
3−4
−3733%
Metro Exodus 95
+3067%
3−4
−3067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
+3033%
3−4
−3033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
+3500%
5−6
−3500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+5400%
1−2
−5400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+3525%
4−5
−3525%
Hitman 3 51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
+3950%
2−3
−3950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 18 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+3475%
4−5
−3475%
Hitman 3 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+5800%
1−2
−5800%
Metro Exodus 52
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
+5500%
1−2
−5500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 166
+3220%
5−6
−3220%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20 0−1
Hitman 3 15 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+3100%
4−5
−3100%
Metro Exodus 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6 0−1
Far Cry 5 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25 0−1

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GT 610 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 3050% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 4400% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.50 0.81
Recency 11 May 2021 2 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1024 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 29 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has a 2924.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

GT 610, on the other hand, has 106.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 610 is a desktop one.


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