NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

Around 87% higher core clock speed: 1552 MHz vs 832 MHz
Around 54% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1155 MHz
Around 92% higher texture fill rate: 142.2 GTexel/s vs 73.92 GTexel/s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 2048
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective

Core clock speed	1552 MHz vs 832 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1155 MHz
Texture fill rate	142.2 GTexel/s vs 73.92 GTexel/s
Pipelines	2560 vs 2048
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q
PassMark - G2D Mark	918
PassMark - G3D Mark	12598

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA106	GA107
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	17 Dec 2021
Place in performance rating	52	not rated
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1155 MHz
Core clock speed	1552 MHz	832 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	142.2 GFLOPS (1:64)	147.8 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	9.098 TFLOPS (1:1)	9.462 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	9.098 TFLOPS	4.731 TFLOPS
Pipelines	2560	2048
Pixel fill rate	56.86 GPixel/s	36.96 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	142.2 GTexel/s	73.92 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	30 Watt
Transistor count	12000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	242 mm, 9.5 inches	229 mm, 9 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
Width	112 mm, 4.4 inches	113 mm, 4.4 inches
Height		35 mm, 1.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	96.00 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6