RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile with RTX 2000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.50

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking22673
Place by popularity74not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.51
Power efficiency27.9845.42
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGN20-P0AD107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

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 cores20482816
Core clock speed1238 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2130 MHz
Number of transistorsno data18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)70 Watt
Texture fill rateno data187.4
Floating-point processing powerno data12 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data88
Tensor Coresno data88
Ray Tracing Coresno data22

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 dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 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 Connectorsno data4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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
−74.6%
110−120
+74.6%
1440p45
−88.9%
85−90
+88.9%
4K26
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.90
1440pno data7.64
4Kno data14.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−82.9%
150−160
+82.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−86.3%
95−100
+86.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
−82.7%
95−100
+82.7%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−84.6%
120−130
+84.6%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−86.2%
270−280
+86.2%
Hitman 3 57
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−82.6%
210−220
+82.6%
Metro Exodus 126
−82.5%
230−240
+82.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
−83.9%
160−170
+83.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−78.6%
150−160
+78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 186
−88.2%
350−400
+88.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
−87.5%
60−65
+87.5%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−82.9%
150−160
+82.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−86.3%
95−100
+86.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
−82.9%
75−80
+82.9%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−84.6%
120−130
+84.6%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−86.2%
270−280
+86.2%
Hitman 3 55
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−82.6%
210−220
+82.6%
Metro Exodus 95
−78.9%
170−180
+78.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
−74.6%
110−120
+74.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
−80.9%
170−180
+80.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
−66.7%
300−310
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−86.3%
95−100
+86.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−86.2%
270−280
+86.2%
Hitman 3 51
−86.3%
95−100
+86.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
−89.2%
140−150
+89.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
−85.2%
150−160
+85.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−84.8%
85−90
+84.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
−80.6%
130−140
+80.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−84.2%
70−75
+84.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−78.6%
50−55
+78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−88.8%
270−280
+88.8%
Hitman 3 37
−89.2%
70−75
+89.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
−86.4%
110−120
+86.4%
Metro Exodus 52
−82.7%
95−100
+82.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 166
−80.7%
300−310
+80.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
−88.7%
100−105
+88.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Hitman 3 15
−80%
27−30
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−87.5%
240−250
+87.5%
Metro Exodus 37
−89.2%
70−75
+89.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
−80%
45−50
+80%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RTX 2000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 75% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 89% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 73% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.50 46.40
Recency 11 May 2021 12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has 16.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 89.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook card while RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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