GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs RTX 3050 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

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

RTX 3050 OEM
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
30.98
+26.4%

RTX 3050 OEM outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking178226
Place by popularitynot in top-10074
Power efficiency16.3427.99
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA106GN20-P0
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 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 cores25602048
Core clock speed1515 MHz1238 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate140.4no data
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data
Tensor Cores80no data
Ray Tracing Cores20no 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4ano data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.6no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.6-

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 HD75−80
+19%
63
−19%
1440p55−60
+22.2%
45
−22.2%
4K30−35
+15.4%
26
−15.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+0%
58
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+0%
52
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 57
+0%
57
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 126
+0%
126
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 186
+0%
186
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+0%
32
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+0%
41
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 55
+0%
55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 95
+0%
95
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
+0%
94
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
+0%
180
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

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

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+0%
72
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+0%
53
+0%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+0%
25
+0%

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

  • RTX 3050 OEM is 19% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 OEM is 22% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 OEM is 15% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.98 24.50
Recency 4 January 2022 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 3050 OEM has a 26.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, on the other hand, has 116.7% lower power consumption.

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

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


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