Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
67
38
28
14
76
45
36
19
The Witcher 3
49
41
28
14
67
53
36
19
Counter-Strike 2
89
60
39
16
113
78
56
21
Far Cry 6
51
46
31
15
58
55
38
21
Hogwarts Legacy
30
21
16
9
36
29
20
10
COD Modern Warfare 3
37
30
21
14
46
38
25
16
Ghost of Tsushima
28
20
14
n/a
35
27
21
11
Cyberpunk 2077
30
26
17
n/a
40
36
20
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
55
49
32
18
67
61
40
19
Avg FPS
1080p High4860
1080p Ultra3747
1440p Ultra2532
4K Ultra1316
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3956
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
4911
Time Spy39084880
Solar Bay1900321611
Port Royal413552
Fire Strike1019612529
Night Raid4516753232
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
42967
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
58733
Background Blur73.3 frames/s88.6 frames/s
Face Detection39.7 frames/s57.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.65 Gpix/sec2.53 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.13 Gpix/sec3.33 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.06 Gpix/sec2.55 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.55 Gpix/sec0.76 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching191.1 Gpix/sec256.5 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5921.5 fps7465.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
7774
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
9502
G2D Mark481486
DirectX 1148 fps73 fps
DirectX 1242 fps46 fps
GPU Compute3639 Ops/s3851 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
51 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
61.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)262.9 fps360.1 fps
Car Chase255.7 fps318.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)207.6 fps261.5 fps
T-Rex950.2 fps1272.8 fps
ALU 21377.4 fps1563.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2232.9 fps257.6 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1502.21731.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 17, 2021 January, 1, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA107 GA107

GPU

GPU Frequency 735-1185 MHz 712-1530 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1245-1477 MHz 1057-1740 MHz
Shader Units 2048 2048
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 32 40
Execution Units 16 16
Ray Tracing Cores 32 16
Tensor Cores 64 64
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 40-47 Gpix/sec 42-70 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 80-95 GTex/s 68-111 GTex/s
FLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 30-45 W 35-95 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 8 billion 8.7 billion
Transistor density 40 MTr/mm² 43.5 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 64 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
112 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

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