Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU with the Intel Core i5-1235U processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU is bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 28 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 4Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is good for most games with average graphics quality settings.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Release date
May 11, 2022
Frequency
1238 MHz
Shaders
2048
TMUs
64
ROPs
32
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
42 W
Memory Size
4 Gb
Memory Bus
128 Bit
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already draw some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-1235U . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is good for the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, because its TDP is 42W Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile and Intel Core i5-1235U configuration:
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Valorant
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile with competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile.
The closest opponents of the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
92
GeForce GTX 1660
87.2
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
83
GeForce GTX 980
80
Radeon RX 5500 XT
74.6
Radeon RX 580
74.6
GeForce GTX 1060
71.7
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
68
Radeon RX 5500
67.3
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
67.2
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
62
GeForce GTX 1650
57.9
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
52
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
39.3
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile are GeForce GTX 780 Ti and GeForce GTX 1650. We compared GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile (62 FPS) and their average FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce GTX 780 Ti 67.2 FPS, which 8.4% faster and GeForce GTX 1650 57.9 FPS, which is 6.6% slower. These numbers will also help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile and Intel Core i5-1235U. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average FPS obtained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
27.8
36.2
47.3
58.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
21.6
28.1
36.7
45.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
15.4
20.0
26.1
32.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
17.9
23.2
30.4
37.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
22.4
29.2
38.1
47.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
17.4
22.7
29.7
36.6
Homeworld 3
2022
20.4
26.5
34.6
42.7
Elden ring
2022
15.8
20.5
26.8
33.1
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
9.1
11.9
15.5
19.2
Stray
2022
44.4
57.8
75.6
93.3
Overwatch 2
2022
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
16.2
21.1
27.5
34.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
Saints Row
2022
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Atomic Heart
2023
10.0
13.0
16.9
20.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
Starfield
2022
14.5
18.9
24.7
30.5
Scorn
2022
16.2
21.1
27.5
34.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
26.2
34.0
44.5
55.0
The Witcher 3
2015
36.8
47.8
62.6
77.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.6
Genshin Impact
2020
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
29.9
38.9
50.8
62.8
GreedFall
2019
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
F1 22
2020
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Hitman 2
2018
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
12.4
16.1
21.1
26.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Anthem
2019
28.2
36.7
47.9
59.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
19.0
24.7
32.3
39.9
Just Cause 4
2018
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.7
Godfall
2020
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
35.3
46.0
60.1
74.2
Project CARS 3
2020
19.1
24.8
32.5
40.1
Metro Exodus
2019
22.8
29.6
38.8
47.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
Crysis 3
2013
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.7
The Division
2016
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
24.5
31.9
41.7
51.6
Death Stranding
2020
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
World War Z
2019
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
Dishonored 2
2016
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
26.2
34.0
44.5
55.0
Halo Infinite
2021
23.7
30.8
40.2
49.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
30.7
39.8
52.1
64.4
F1 2021
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Borderlands 3
2019
26.3
34.2
44.8
55.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
41.0
53.2
69.6
86.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
34.9
45.4
59.3
73.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
37.0
48.1
62.8
77.6
Gears of War 5
2019
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
Hitman 3
2021
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.3
Far Cry 6
2021
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
30.0
39.0
51.1
63.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
27.1
35.2
46.0
56.9
GeForce RTX 3050 laptop GPU with Core i5-1235U mobile gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
97.2
126.4
165.2
204.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
42.7
55.5
72.5
89.6
Fallout 76
2018
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Roblox
2006
143.3
186.3
243.6
300.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Apex Legends
2019
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
121.6
158.1
206.8
255.4
DiRT Rally
2015
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Need For Speed
2015
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Doom
2016
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.9
Project CARS 2
2017
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Strange Brigade
2018
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Battlefield 4
2013
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Destiny 2
2017
57.4
74.7
97.7
120.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Titanfall 2
2016
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Battlefield V
2018
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
For Honor
2017
60.8
79.1
103.4
127.7
Dawn of War III
2017
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.4
Rocket League
2015
177.4
230.6
301.5
372.5
Dota 2
2013
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.7
F1 2019
2019
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
Hitman
2016
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Battlefield 1
2016
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
League of Legends
2009
228.0
296.4
387.7
478.9
Valorant
2020
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.1
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
