GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Quadro T1200 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro T1200 Mobile with GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, including specs and performance data.

T1200 Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 18 Watt
18.59

RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms T1200 Mobile by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking293189
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency74.4846.73
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU117GA106
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)2024 (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 cores10241792
Core clock speed855 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1425 MHz1343 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate91.2075.21
Floating-point processing power2.918 TFLOPS4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6456
Tensor Coresno data56
Ray Tracing Coresno data14

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8

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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.58.6

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 HD58
−55.2%
90−95
+55.2%
1440p33
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
4K81
−48.1%
120−130
+48.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−53.8%
60−65
+53.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−53.2%
95−100
+53.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Far Cry 5 65
−53.8%
100−105
+53.8%
Fortnite 100−110
−53.8%
160−170
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−46.3%
120−130
+46.3%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−53.8%
80−85
+53.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−51.5%
200−210
+51.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−55.6%
70−75
+55.6%
Valorant 75−80
−51.9%
120−130
+51.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−53.2%
95−100
+53.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−50%
21−24
+50%
Dota 2 114
−49.1%
170−180
+49.1%
Far Cry 5 59
−52.5%
90−95
+52.5%
Fortnite 100−110
−53.8%
160−170
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−46.3%
120−130
+46.3%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−53.8%
80−85
+53.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
−54.9%
110−120
+54.9%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−50.9%
80−85
+50.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−51.5%
200−210
+51.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−55.6%
70−75
+55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
−54.9%
110−120
+54.9%
Valorant 75−80
−51.9%
120−130
+51.9%
World of Tanks 220−230
−53.5%
350−400
+53.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−53.2%
95−100
+53.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Dota 2 107
−49.5%
160−170
+49.5%
Far Cry 5 56
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−46.3%
120−130
+46.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−51.5%
200−210
+51.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
−48.6%
55−60
+48.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−53.8%
160−170
+53.8%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 37
−48.6%
55−60
+48.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Valorant 50−55
−50%
75−80
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 41
−46.3%
60−65
+46.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−50%
75−80
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−50%
75−80
+50%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Valorant 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Dota 2 109
−56%
170−180
+56%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−55.2%
45−50
+55.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−55.2%
90−95
+55.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%

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

  • RTX 3050 A Mobile is 55% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 A Mobile is 52% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 A Mobile is 48% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.59 29.16
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 45 Watt

T1200 Mobile has 150% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has a 56.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile 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 A Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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