GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Quadro P4000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4000 Max-Q with GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

P4000 Max-Q
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
22.88

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms P4000 Max-Q by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking245201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data76.18
Power efficiency15.6827.17
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP104GA107
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

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 cores17922304
Core clock speed1114 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed1228 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate137.5105.8
Floating-point processing power4.401 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs11272
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s168.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA6.18.6

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.

P4000 Max-Q 22.88
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.75
+21.3%

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.

P4000 Max-Q 8815
RTX 3050 6 GB 10692
+21.3%

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 HD99
−21.2%
120−130
+21.2%
4K37
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.49
4Kno data4.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−16.8%
160−170
+16.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−20.3%
95−100
+20.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−16.8%
160−170
+16.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−20.3%
95−100
+20.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−16.8%
160−170
+16.8%
Hitman 3 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
−19%
50−55
+19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−15.4%
150−160
+15.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−14.5%
150−160
+14.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Hitman 3 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−18.6%
140−150
+18.6%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%

This is how P4000 Max-Q and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6 GB is 21% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6 GB is 8% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.88 27.75
Recency 11 January 2017 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 70 Watt

P4000 Max-Q has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 21.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P4000 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop 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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