GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Quadro K4100M

Place in the ranking	544	207
Place by popularity	not in top-100	88
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.50	no data
Power efficiency	4.99	24.44
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK104	GA106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data

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 cores	1152	2560
Core clock speed	706 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.78	82.80
Floating-point processing power	1.627 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	96	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	192.0 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	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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.

K4100M 7.16

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.29
+267%

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.

K4100M 2762

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10143
+267%

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.

K4100M 4957

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+264%

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.

K4100M 3654

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+266%

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.

K4100M 24685

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925
+195%

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	47 −57.4%	74 +57.4%
1440p	10−12 −340%	44 +340%
4K	13 −108%	27 +108%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	31.89	no data
1440p	149.90	no data
4K	115.31	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

−464%

62
+464%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −206%	55−60 +206%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −567%	60 +567%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −290%	80−85 +290%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −240%	50−55 +240%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −436%	59 +436%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −263%	55−60 +263%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −225%	65−70 +225%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −211%	140−150 +211%
Hitman 3	14−16 −471%	80 +471%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −174%	110−120 +174%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −615%	143 +615%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −390%	98 +390%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −328%	231 +328%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −206%	55−60 +206%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −289%	35 +289%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −290%	80−85 +290%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −240%	50−55 +240%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −309%	45 +309%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −263%	55−60 +263%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −225%	65−70 +225%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −211%	140−150 +211%
Hitman 3	14−16 −450%	77 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −174%	110−120 +174%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −470%	114 +470%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −290%	78 +290%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −338%	105 +338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	67 +24.1%	50−55 −24.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −276%	203 +276%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −206%	55−60 +206%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −189%	26 +189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −240%	50−55 +240%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −264%	40 +264%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −263%	55−60 +263%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −211%	140−150 +211%
Hitman 3	14−16 −379%	67 +379%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −119%	92 +119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −275%	90 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −127%	50 +127%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +92.9%	28 −92.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−305%

81
+305%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −236%	45−50 +236%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −245%	35−40 +245%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −271%	24−27 +271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1200%	26 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −300%	27−30 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −633%	22 +633%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −263%	27−30 +263%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −472%	140−150 +472%
Hitman 3	10−12 −318%	46 +318%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −360%	69 +360%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −650%	60 +650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −1120%	61 +1120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −209%	139 +209%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−367%

56
+367%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −317%	24−27 +317%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Hitman 3	3−4 −567%	20 +567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −457%	120−130 +457%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −1075%	47 +1075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −625%	29 +625%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10 +900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −1600%	34 +1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −400%	10 +400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−314%

29
+314%

This is how K4100M and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 57% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 340% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 108% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the K4100M is 93% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

K4100M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.16	26.29
Recency	23 July 2013	11 May 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 267.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4100M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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