GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB vs Quadro T600 Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 301 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 31.47 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 6 July 2022 (2 years 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 cores | 896 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 652 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1410 MHz | 1207 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 78.96 | 96.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.527 TFLOPS | 6.18 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 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 |
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 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
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 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 45 Watt |
T600 Mobile has 12.5% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro T600 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro T600 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB 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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