GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q with GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3000 Max-Q
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
21.48

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms RTX 3000 Max-Q by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking257123
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Power efficiency24.5451.42
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU106AD107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)3 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 cores23042560
Core clock speed600 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speed1215 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate175.0140.4
Floating-point processing power5.599 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs14480
Tensor Cores28880
Ray Tracing Cores3620

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s192.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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.

RTX 3000 Max-Q 21.48
RTX 4050 Mobile 37.50
+74.6%

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.

RTX 3000 Max-Q 8278
RTX 4050 Mobile 14451
+74.6%

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.

RTX 3000 Max-Q 17523
RTX 4050 Mobile 30465
+73.9%

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.

RTX 3000 Max-Q 13617
RTX 4050 Mobile 22400
+64.5%

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.

RTX 3000 Max-Q 66284
RTX 4050 Mobile 134084
+102%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 3000 Max-Q 5048
RTX 4050 Mobile 8331
+65%

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 HD74
−28.4%
95
+28.4%
1440p46
−4.3%
48
+4.3%
4K32
+3.2%
31
−3.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−203%
103
+203%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−76.6%
80−85
+76.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
−95%
117
+95%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−80%
120−130
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
−21.5%
75−80
+21.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−144%
83
+144%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−70.2%
95−100
+70.2%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−46.9%
190−200
+46.9%
Hitman 3 88
+6%
80−85
−6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−59.8%
160−170
+59.8%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−68.9%
120−130
+68.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 77
−18.2%
90−95
+18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−101%
140−150
+101%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−34.7%
120−130
+34.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−76.6%
80−85
+76.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50
−84%
92
+84%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−80%
120−130
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 59
−33.9%
75−80
+33.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−109%
71
+109%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−70.2%
95−100
+70.2%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−46.9%
190−200
+46.9%
Hitman 3 66
−25.8%
80−85
+25.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−59.8%
160−170
+59.8%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−68.9%
120−130
+68.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 67
−35.8%
90−95
+35.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−137%
168
+137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−72.3%
80−85
+72.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−34.7%
120−130
+34.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−76.6%
80−85
+76.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
−59.1%
70
+59.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
−75.6%
75−80
+75.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−91.2%
65
+91.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−46.9%
190−200
+46.9%
Hitman 3 59
−40.7%
80−85
+40.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−59.8%
160−170
+59.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−104%
145
+104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
−53.8%
80
+53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
−57.6%
52
+57.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 66
−37.9%
90−95
+37.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−82.9%
75−80
+82.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−81.8%
60−65
+81.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−90.9%
40−45
+90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−115%
40−45
+115%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
−43.8%
45−50
+43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−177%
36
+177%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−83.3%
220−230
+83.3%
Hitman 3 24−27
−104%
50−55
+104%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−93.2%
85−90
+93.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−82.5%
70−75
+82.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−86.7%
84
+86.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−136%
59
+136%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−53.6%
190−200
+53.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 47
−42.6%
65−70
+42.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−106%
30−35
+106%
Hitman 3 24
−33.3%
30−35
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−63.1%
180−190
+63.1%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
−38.2%
47
+38.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
−56.3%
24−27
+56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−260%
18
+260%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−91.7%
21−24
+91.7%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−86.2%
50−55
+86.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−112%
53
+112%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−117%
26
+117%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%

This is how RTX 3000 Max-Q and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 28% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 4% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3000 Max-Q is 3% faster in 4K

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

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3000 Max-Q is 6% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 260% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Max-Q is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.48 37.50
Recency 27 May 2019 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has a 74.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4050 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.

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
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