GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Quadro T1200 Mobile

Place in the ranking	287	165
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	69.36
Power efficiency	74.08	17.26
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	GA106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

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 cores	1024	2560
Core clock speed	855 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	91.20	142.2
Floating-point processing power	2.918 TFLOPS	9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	64	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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	224.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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	58 −63.8%	95−100 +63.8%
1440p	33 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%
4K	81 −60.5%	130−140 +60.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.62
1440p	no data	4.53
4K	no data	1.92

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−56.3%

50−55
+56.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Far Cry 5	65 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −62.6%	200−210 +62.6%
Hitman 3	35−40 −66.7%	65−70 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60 −66.7%	100−105 +66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	59 −61%	95−100 +61%
Watch Dogs: Legion	54 −66.7%	90−95 +66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Far Cry 5	59 −61%	95−100 +61%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −62.6%	200−210 +62.6%
Hitman 3	35−40 −66.7%	65−70 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	47 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −59.4%	110−120 +59.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	71 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	47 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Far Cry 5	56 −60.7%	90−95 +60.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −62.6%	200−210 +62.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −62.2%	60−65 +62.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Hitman 3	21−24 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	32 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −62.2%	60−65 +62.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −58.5%	65−70 +58.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Far Cry 5	41 −58.5%	65−70 +58.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −62.2%	180−190 +62.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 −50%	18−20 +50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Hitman 3	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −65%	170−180 +65%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Battlefield 5	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%

This is how T1200 Mobile and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 8 GB is 64% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 8 GB is 67% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 8 GB is 60% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.45	32.73
Recency	12 April 2021	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	130 Watt

T1200 Mobile has 622.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 68.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T1200 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 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.