Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
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
92
53
45
27
67
38
28
14
The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
49
41
28
14
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
89
60
39
16
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
51
46
31
15
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
30
21
16
9
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
37
30
21
14
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
28
20
14
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
30
26
17
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
55
49
32
18
Avg FPS
1080p High7648
1080p Ultra5937
1440p Ultra4325
4K Ultra2213
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3956
Time Spy62273908
Solar Bay3001519003
Port Royal3542413
Fire Strike1597210196
Night Raid7437245167
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
42967
Background Blur110.4 frames/s73.3 frames/s
Face Detection64.4 frames/s39.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/sec1.65 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/sec2.13 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/sec2.06 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/sec0.55 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/sec191.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9339.7 fps5921.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
7774
G2D Mark918481
DirectX 1191 fps48 fps
DirectX 1259 fps42 fps
GPU Compute6528 Ops/s3639 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
51 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fps262.9 fps
Car Chase361.9 fps255.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fps207.6 fps
T-Rex1381.8 fps950.2 fps
ALU 21974.1 fps1377.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fps232.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2081.31502.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 December, 17, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA106 GA107
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 735-1185 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1245-1477 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2048
TMUs 80 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 20 16
Ray Tracing Cores 20 32
Tensor Cores 80 64
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 40-47 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 80-95 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
TGP 130 W 30-45 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 8 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 40 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 64 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
112 GB/s

API

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

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