GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs HD Graphics (Braswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Braswell) and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms HD Graphics (Braswell) by a whopping 4024% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1202 | 209 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Braswell | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) | 6 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 700 MHz | 1492 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
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 | no data | large |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 12000 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 | 12_2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 1−2
−6800%
| 69
+6800%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 35 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2600%
|
81
+2600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1600%
|
50−55
+1600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2033%
|
64
+2033%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−920%
|
50−55
+920%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−945%
|
110−120
+945%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−1317%
|
85−90
+1317%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−243%
|
100−110
+243%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1600%
|
50−55
+1600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1433%
|
46
+1433%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−920%
|
50−55
+920%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−945%
|
110−120
+945%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−1333%
|
86
+1333%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−440%
|
50−55
+440%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−243%
|
100−110
+243%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1600%
|
50−55
+1600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1200%
|
39
+1200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−920%
|
50−55
+920%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−945%
|
110−120
+945%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−1167%
|
76
+1167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−400%
|
50
+400%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−243%
|
100−110
+243%
|
1440p
High Preset
| 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 | 6−7
−400%
|
30−33
+400%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−14000%
|
140−150
+14000%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1300%
|
40−45
+1300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−1400%
|
14−16
+1400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 12−14 |
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%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+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%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+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%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+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 (Braswell) and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 6800% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 14000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
- there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.62 | 25.57 |
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 6 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 4024.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Braswell) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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