RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

Place in the ranking	236	48
Place by popularity	45	not in top-100
Power efficiency	21.64	52.86
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA107	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	21 March 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 cores	2048	6144
Core clock speed	712 MHz	720 MHz
Boost clock speed	1057 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.65	299.5
Floating-point processing power	4.329 TFLOPS	19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	80
TMUs	64	192
Tensor Cores	64	192
Ray Tracing Cores	16	48

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	2-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	4 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	280.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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 Mobile 23.67

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 53.97
+128%

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 Mobile 9122

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20796
+128%

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	93 −126%	210−220 +126%
1440p	50 −120%	110−120 +120%
4K	33 −127%	75−80 +127%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

106

−126%

240−250
+126%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 −127%	170−180 +127%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −118%	170−180 +118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −108%	100−105 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 −117%	180−190 +117%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −114%	300−310 +114%
Hitman 3	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −127%	250−260 +127%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −125%	180−190 +125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −120%	220−230 +120%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 −126%	140−150 +126%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −118%	170−180 +118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −108%	100−105 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 −113%	130−140 +113%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −114%	300−310 +114%
Hitman 3	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −127%	250−260 +127%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 −128%	280−290 +128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −116%	110−120 +116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −120%	220−230 +120%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 −126%	120−130 +126%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −108%	100−105 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 −113%	130−140 +113%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −114%	300−310 +114%
Hitman 3	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	107 −124%	240−250 +124%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 −126%	240−250 +126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 −115%	140−150 +115%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 −125%	160−170 +125%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
−126%

140−150

+126%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −122%	100−105 +122%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −122%	80−85 +122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 −125%	90−95 +125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −122%	60−65 +122%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −117%	65−70 +117%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −122%	60−65 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −124%	300−310 +124%
Hitman 3	27−30 −114%	60−65 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	78 −118%	170−180 +118%
Metro Exodus	69 −117%	150−160 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 −118%	170−180 +118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −124%	65−70 +124%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −122%	300−310 +122%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−118%

85−90
+118%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −122%	40−45 +122%
Hitman 3	34 −121%	75−80 +121%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −121%	270−280 +121%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −127%	100−105 +127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 −108%	50−55 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −125%	27−30 +125%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −119%	70−75 +119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 −122%	100−105 +122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 −111%	40−45 +111%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−114%

45−50
+114%

This is how RTX 3050 Mobile and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 126% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 120% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 127% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.67	53.97
Recency	11 May 2021	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	70 Watt

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a 128% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is a notebook card while RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.