GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs RTX A500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	319	221
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	20.08	28.91
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA107S	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)	6 January 2023 (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	2048	2560
Core clock speed	832 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	1537 MHz	1492 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	98.37	no data
Floating-point processing power	6.296 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	64	no data
Tensor Cores	64	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	16	no 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	8.6	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX A500 Mobile 17.28

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 24.87
+43.9%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX A500 Mobile 10818

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+61%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX A500 Mobile 7598

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960
+57.4%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX A500 Mobile 48496

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486
+49.5%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX A500 Mobile 2995

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661
+55.6%

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	44 −61.4%	71 +61.4%
1440p	27 −37%	37 +37%
4K	4 −25%	5−6 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 −11.9%	45−50 +11.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −131%	81 +131%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −37.5%	75−80 +37.5%
Counter-Strike 2	32 −50%	48 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +9.4%	32 −9.4%
Forza Horizon 4	76 −38.2%	105 +38.2%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −42.6%	65−70 +42.6%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −37.5%	65−70 +37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Valorant	70−75 −42.3%	100−110 +42.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −37.5%	75−80 +37.5%
Counter-Strike 2	24 −66.7%	40 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +52.2%	23 −52.2%
Dota 2	44 −38.6%	61 +38.6%
Far Cry 5	78 −24.4%	97 +24.4%
Fortnite	95−100 −32.6%	120−130 +32.6%
Forza Horizon 4	62 −38.7%	86 +38.7%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −42.6%	65−70 +42.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	66 −37.9%	91 +37.9%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −37.5%	65−70 +37.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −29.5%	150−160 +29.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −51.9%	80−85 +51.9%
Valorant	70−75 −42.3%	100−110 +42.3%
World of Tanks	210−220 −20.6%	250−260 +20.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −37.5%	75−80 +37.5%
Counter-Strike 2	20 −70%	34 +70%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +84.2%	19 −84.2%
Dota 2	60−65 −38.1%	85−90 +38.1%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −26.2%	75−80 +26.2%
Forza Horizon 4	54 −40.7%	76 +40.7%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −42.6%	65−70 +42.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −29.5%	150−160 +29.5%
Valorant	70−75 −42.3%	100−110 +42.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30 −33.3%	40 +33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 −33.3%	40 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −7.4%	170−180 +7.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
World of Tanks	120−130 −39.2%	160−170 +39.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −41.7%	50−55 +41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −64.4%	70−75 +64.4%
Forza Horizon 4	39 −46.2%	57 +46.2%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −46.2%	55−60 +46.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −54.2%	37 +54.2%
Valorant	40−45 −54.5%	65−70 +54.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Dota 2	30−33 −46.7%	40−45 +46.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 −46.7%	40−45 +46.7%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −48.1%	75−80 +48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −46.7%	40−45 +46.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −52.9%	24−27 +52.9%
Counter-Strike 2	2 −400%	10−11 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Dota 2	30−33 −46.7%	40−45 +46.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −50%	30−35 +50%
Fortnite	20−22 −55%	30−35 +55%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Valorant	20−22 −65%	30−35 +65%

This is how RTX A500 Mobile and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 61% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 37% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 25% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 84% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games: