GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs HD Graphics (Haswell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Haswell) with GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Haswell)
2012
0.84

RTX 3050 4 GB outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by a whopping 1998% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1138309
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.01
Power efficiencyno data13.42
ArchitectureGen. 7.5 Haswell (2012)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameHaswell GT1GA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores102048
Core clock speed200 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1740 MHz
Number of transistorsno data8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data90 Watt
Texture fill rateno data111.4
Floating-point processing powerno data7.127 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 HD4
−1900%
80−85
+1900%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.49

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1983%
250−260
+1983%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−1997%
650−700
+1997%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1983%
250−260
+1983%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1900%
200−210
+1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−1997%
650−700
+1997%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1983%
250−260
+1983%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1900%
200−210
+1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−1997%
650−700
+1997%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%

This is how HD Graphics (Haswell) and RTX 3050 4 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4 GB is 1900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 17.62
Recency 1 October 2012 27 January 2022
Chip lithography 22 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 4 GB has a 1997.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Haswell) in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is a desktop one.


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