GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Quadro P520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P520 with GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P520
2019
2 GB GDDR5, 18 Watt
5.43

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms P520 by a whopping 363% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking612214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency20.6828.71
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP108GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date23 May 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores3842560
Core clock speed1303 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHz1492 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate35.83no data
Floating-point processing power1.147 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_2
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P520 5.43
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.13
+363%

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.

Quadro P520 4186
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+316%

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.

Quadro P520 3218
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960
+272%

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.

Quadro P520 19041
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486
+281%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Quadro P520 141330
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 500518
+254%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Quadro P520 1011
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661
+361%

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 HD21
−243%
72
+243%
1440p7−8
−414%
36
+414%
4K23
−335%
100−110
+335%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−800%
81
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−486%
80−85
+486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−325%
50−55
+325%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−611%
64
+611%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−383%
55−60
+383%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−317%
140−150
+317%
Hitman 3 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−238%
110−120
+238%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−562%
85−90
+562%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−347%
85−90
+347%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−115%
100−110
+115%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−486%
80−85
+486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−325%
50−55
+325%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−411%
46
+411%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−383%
55−60
+383%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−317%
140−150
+317%
Hitman 3 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−238%
110−120
+238%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−562%
85−90
+562%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−353%
86
+353%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−115%
100−110
+115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−617%
40−45
+617%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−325%
50−55
+325%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−333%
39
+333%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−383%
55−60
+383%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−317%
140−150
+317%
Hitman 3 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−238%
110−120
+238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−300%
76
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−355%
50
+355%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−115%
100−110
+115%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−380%
45−50
+380%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−375%
35−40
+375%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24−27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−460%
27−30
+460%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−383%
27−30
+383%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−929%
140−150
+929%
Hitman 3 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−333%
50−55
+333%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1500%
45−50
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−825%
37
+825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−315%
140−150
+315%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−320%
40−45
+320%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Hitman 3 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1190%
120−130
+1190%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+0%
57
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how Quadro P520 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 243% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 414% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 335% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 68 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.43 25.13
Recency 23 May 2019 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 60 Watt

Quadro P520 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 362.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P520 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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