GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs RTX A4500 Mobile

RTX A1000 Mobile RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB RTX A2000 Mobile RTX A3000 Mobile RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB RTX A4000 Max-Q RTX A4000 Mobile RTX A4500 Embedded RTX A4500 Max-Q RTX A4500 Mobile RTX A5000 Mobile RTX A5500 Mobile
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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 RTX A4500 Mobile with GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX A4500 Mobile
2022
16 GB GDDR6, 140 Watt
45.26
+80.3%

RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX A4500 Mobile RTX A4500 Mobile
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking76212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.3828.96
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date22 March 2022 (2 years ago)6 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 cores58882560
Core clock speed930 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1492 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate276.0no data
Floating-point processing power17.66 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs184no data
Tensor Cores184no data
Ray Tracing Cores46no 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no 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 amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.6-

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 HD130−140
+73.3%
75
−73.3%
1440p60−65
+76.5%
34
−76.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3950%
81
+3950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3100%
64
+3100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2025%
85−90
+2025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−268%
100−110
+268%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2050%
86
+2050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−500%
50−55
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−268%
100−110
+268%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1800%
76
+1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−456%
50
+456%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−268%
100−110
+268%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 16−18
Hitman 3 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2500%
50−55
+2500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1000%
21−24
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+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%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+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%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+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 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+0%
57
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+0%
37
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how RTX A4500 Mobile and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 73% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 76% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 45.26 25.10
Recency 22 March 2022 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 60 Watt

RTX A4500 Mobile has a 80.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB 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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Community ratings

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