GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs HD Graphics 505

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 505 and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 505
2016
8 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 10 Watt
0.94

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms HD Graphics 505 by a whopping 2570% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1120212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.9229.15
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameApollo Lake GT1.5GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2016 (8 years ago)6 January 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 cores1442560
Core clock speed200 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed650 MHz1492 MHz
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate11.70no data
Floating-point processing power0.1872 TFLOPSno data
ROPs3no data
TMUs18no 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
InterfaceRing Busno 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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared96 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared12000 MHz
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_2
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-

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.

HD Graphics 505 0.94
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.10
+2570%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD Graphics 505 620
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+2710%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD Graphics 505 408
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960
+2831%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD Graphics 505 3414
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486
+2024%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD Graphics 505 32481
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 500518
+1441%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

HD Graphics 505 94
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661
+4858%

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 HD7
−971%
75
+971%
1440p1−2
−3300%
34
+3300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2600%
81
+2600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1600%
50−55
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2033%
64
+2033%
Far Cry 5 0−1 55−60
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Hitman 3 5−6
−920%
50−55
+920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−858%
110−120
+858%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−6400%
65−70
+6400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−232%
100−110
+232%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1600%
50−55
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1433%
46
+1433%
Far Cry 5 0−1 55−60
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Hitman 3 5−6
−920%
50−55
+920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−858%
110−120
+858%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−6400%
65−70
+6400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1129%
86
+1129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−440%
50−55
+440%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−232%
100−110
+232%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1600%
50−55
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1200%
39
+1200%
Far Cry 5 0−1 55−60
Hitman 3 5−6
−920%
50−55
+920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−858%
110−120
+858%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−986%
76
+986%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−400%
50
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−232%
100−110
+232%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−6400%
65−70
+6400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 45−50
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Hitman 3 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 37
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−4600%
140−150
+4600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 20−22

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 12−14
Far Cry 5 0−1 14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1000%
21−24
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+0%
57
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 505 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 971% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3300% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 6400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 38 tests (60%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (40%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 25.10
Recency 1 September 2016 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 60 Watt

HD Graphics 505 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 500% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2570.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 505 in performance tests.


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