GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs Tesla M40

Place in the ranking	202	224
Place by popularity	not in top-100	60
Power efficiency	7.57	28.44
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM200	GN20-P0
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	10 November 2015 (9 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 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	3072	2048
Core clock speed	948 MHz	1238 MHz
Boost clock speed	1112 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	213.5	no data
Floating-point processing power	6.832 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	96	no data
TMUs	192	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 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 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 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	5.2	-

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	65−70 +3.2%	63 −3.2%
1440p	45−50 +2.3%	44 −2.3%
4K	30−35 +3.4%	29 −3.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +0%	58 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +0%	52 +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%
Hitman 3	57 +0%	57 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	126 +0%	126 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	87 +0%	87 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	186 +0%	186 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +0%	32 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +0%	41 +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%
Hitman 3	55 +0%	55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	95 +0%	95 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +0%	63 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 +0%	94 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180 +0%	180 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +0%	24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +0%	34 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	51 +0%	51 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 +0%	74 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	81 +0%	81 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +0%	46 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +0%	26 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+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	22 +0%	22 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	37 +0%	37 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	59 +0%	59 +0%
Metro Exodus	52 +0%	52 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +0%	56 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	166 +0%	166 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	15 +0%	15 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +0%	29 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 +0%	34 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how Tesla M40 and RTX 3050 4GB Mobile compete in popular games:

Tesla M40 is 3% faster in 1080p
Tesla M40 is 2% faster in 1440p
Tesla M40 is 3% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.13	24.47
Recency	10 November 2015	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt

Tesla M40 has a 10.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M40 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.