RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3050 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 OEM with RTX 4000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 OEM
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
30.98

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms RTX 3050 OEM by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking17829
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.3433.63
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA106AD104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 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 cores25606144
Core clock speed1515 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate140.4417.6
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPS26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs80192
Tensor Cores80192
Ray Tracing Cores2048

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mm245 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

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 GB20 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s360.0 GB/s

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 1.4a4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 OEM 30.98
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 63.77
+106%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3050 OEM 11936
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 24572
+106%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.98 63.77
Recency 4 January 2022 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm

RTX 4000 Ada Generation has a 105.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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