GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Radeon 680M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 680M and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 680M
2023
50 Watt
15.33

RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms 680M by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking347234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.0236.43
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRembrandt+GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)2024 (recently)

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 cores7681792
Core clock speed2000 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed2200 MHz1343 MHz
Number of transistors13,100 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate105.675.21
Floating-point processing power3.379 TFLOPS4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs4856
Tensor Coresno data56
Ray Tracing Cores1214

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
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.

Radeon 680M 15.33
RTX 3050 A Mobile 23.91
+56%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Radeon 680M 5909
RTX 3050 A Mobile 9215
+55.9%

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 HD37
−48.6%
55−60
+48.6%
1440p17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
4K11
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 39
−53.8%
60−65
+53.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−53.8%
60−65
+53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
−44.7%
55−60
+44.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−49.1%
85−90
+49.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
−55.2%
45−50
+55.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−46.3%
60−65
+46.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−54.5%
170−180
+54.5%
Hitman 3 32
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−51.2%
130−140
+51.2%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−50%
90−95
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−49.1%
85−90
+49.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−52.9%
130−140
+52.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−53.8%
60−65
+53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
−45.2%
45−50
+45.2%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−49.1%
85−90
+49.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21
−42.9%
30−33
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−46.3%
60−65
+46.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−54.5%
170−180
+54.5%
Hitman 3 30
−50%
45−50
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−51.2%
130−140
+51.2%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−50%
90−95
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 47
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−52.9%
130−140
+52.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−53.8%
60−65
+53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−46.3%
60−65
+46.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−54.5%
170−180
+54.5%
Hitman 3 27
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 43
−51.2%
65−70
+51.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
−50%
60−65
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18
−50%
27−30
+50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−50%
30−33
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−48.9%
140−150
+48.9%
Hitman 3 20−22
−50%
30−33
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−52.4%
160−170
+52.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−55.2%
45−50
+55.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Hitman 3 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−46.1%
130−140
+46.1%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
−50%
21−24
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

This is how Radeon 680M and RTX 3050 A Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 A Mobile is 49% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 A Mobile is 41% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 A Mobile is 45% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.33 23.91
Chip lithography 6 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt

Radeon 680M has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has a 56% higher aggregate performance score, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 680M in performance tests.


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