Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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
47
24
19
11
The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
35
27
17
9
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
61
44
27
12
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
40
34
25
12
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
23
17
13
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
31
26
18
12
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
20
12
12
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
22
18
11
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
38
35
21
11
Avg FPS
1080p High7635
1080p Ultra5926
1440p Ultra4318
4K Ultra229
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
2954
Time Spy62273027
Solar Bay3001513634
Port Royal3542625
Fire Strike1597210307
Night Raid7437237427
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
40574
Background Blur110.4 frames/s62.4 frames/s
Face Detection64.4 frames/s35.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/sec1.62 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/sec2.11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/sec2.05 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/sec0.52 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/sec185.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9339.7 fps5502.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
6688
G2D Mark918424
DirectX 1191 fps41 fps
DirectX 1259 fps38 fps
GPU Compute6528 Ops/s2951 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
30 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fps176.9 fps
Car Chase361.9 fps193 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fps143.5 fps
T-Rex1381.8 fps705.9 fps
ALU 21974.1 fps868.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fps263.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2081.31106.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 March, 22, 2022
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Professional
Segment Entry-level Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA106 GA107S
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 370-890 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 745-1710 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2048
TMUs 80 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 20 16
Ray Tracing Cores 20 16
Tensor Cores 80 64
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 24-55 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 48-109 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 3.1-7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 130 W 20-60 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 8.7 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 43.5 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 128 bit 64 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Nvidia RTX A500 Laptop
96 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 DLSS 2

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