RTX A400 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Place in the ranking	217	369
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	28.89	19.45
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GN20-P0-R 6 GB	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	6 January 2023 (2 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a 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 cores	2560	768
Core clock speed	1237 MHz	727 MHz
Boost clock speed	1492 MHz	1762 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	42.29
Floating-point processing power	no data	2.706 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	24
Tensor Cores	no data	24
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	6

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	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	163 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	96 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 Connectors

no data

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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 HD	69 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
1440p	37 +106%	18−21 −106%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +80%	45−50 −80%
Elden Ring	80−85 +84.4%	45−50 −84.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +92.5%	40−45 −92.5%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +100%	16−18 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	105 +90.9%	55−60 −90.9%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +88.6%	35−40 −88.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Valorant	100−110 +83.6%	55−60 −83.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +92.5%	40−45 −92.5%
Counter-Strike 2	40 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Dota 2	61 +103%	30−33 −103%
Elden Ring	80−85 +84.4%	45−50 −84.4%
Far Cry 5	97 +94%	50−55 −94%
Fortnite	120−130 +80%	70−75 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	86 +91.1%	45−50 −91.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	91 +82%	50−55 −82%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +88.6%	35−40 −88.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +85.9%	85−90 −85.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +82.2%	45−50 −82.2%
Valorant	100−110 +83.6%	55−60 −83.6%
World of Tanks	250−260 +85%	140−150 −85%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +92.5%	40−45 −92.5%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +90%	10−11 −90%
Dota 2	85−90 +91.1%	45−50 −91.1%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +92.5%	40−45 −92.5%
Forza Horizon 4	76 +90%	40−45 −90%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +85.9%	85−90 −85.9%
Valorant	100−110 +83.6%	55−60 −83.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Elden Ring	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	40 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +84.2%	95−100 −84.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
World of Tanks	160−170 +84.4%	90−95 −84.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +85%	40−45 −85%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +90%	30−33 −90%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +90%	30−33 −90%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +106%	18−20 −106%
Valorant	65−70 +94.3%	35−40 −94.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Dota 2	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Elden Ring	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +92.5%	40−45 −92.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Dota 2	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Fortnite	30−35 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Valorant	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%