GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Quadro FX 5600

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RTX 3050 4GB Mobile RTX 3050 6GB Mobile RTX 3050 A Mobile RTX 3050 Max-Q RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Mobile RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q RTX 3050 Ti Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 5600 with GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FX 5600
2007
1536 MB GDDR3, 171 Watt
1.36

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms FX 5600 by a whopping 1748% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FX 5600 FX 5600
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1017214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.5428.70
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG80GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date5 March 2007 (17 years ago)6 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1282560
Core clock speed600 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1492 MHz
Number of transistors681 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)171 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate38.40no data
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs32no 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
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Length254 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Videono data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12_2
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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 HD3−4
−2300%
72
+2300%
1440p1−2
−3500%
36
+3500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p999.67no data
1440p2999.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
81
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+0%
64
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+0%
46
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 86
+0%
86
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 76
+0%
76
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+0%
50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+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%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+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%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+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

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
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%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how FX 5600 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 2300% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3500% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.36 25.13
Recency 5 March 2007 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 171 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 1747.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 185% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 5600 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook one.

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

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