GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs Quadro RTX 4000

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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 RTX 3060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.78
+62.6%

RTX 4000 outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 4000 RTX 4000
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking105222
Place by popularitynot in top-10060
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.41no data
Power efficiency17.2228.23
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104GN20-P0
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 November 2018 (5 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 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 cores23042048
Core clock speed1005 MHz1238 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate222.5no data
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs144no data
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-Cno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12_2
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

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 HD100−110
+58.7%
63
−58.7%
1440p65−70
+51.2%
43
−51.2%
4K45−50
+60.7%
28
−60.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.99no data
1440p13.83no data
4K19.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+0%
58
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+0%
52
+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 57
+0%
57
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 126
+0%
126
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 186
+0%
186
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+0%
32
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+0%
41
+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 55
+0%
55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 95
+0%
95
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
+0%
94
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
+0%
180
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+0%
24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 51
+0%
51
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+0%
74
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
+0%
81
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+0%
46
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+0%
26
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+0%
72
+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 22
+0%
22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 37
+0%
37
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+0%
59
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 166
+0%
166
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+0%
53
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+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
+0%
6
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+0%
34
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+0%
25
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and RTX 3050 4GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 is 59% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 is 51% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 is 61% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 39.78 24.46
Recency 13 November 2018 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 62.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 4GB 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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