NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
vs
Apple M2 10-Core GPU


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU is based on the Apple M2 (10-GPU) (M2) and has 24 GB LPDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 102 GB/s.

GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has the GA106-150-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU is based on the graphics chip M2, which comes from the M2 architecture.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Based on Apple M2 (10-GPU)
GA106-150-A1 GPU Chip M2
Ampere Architecture M2
20 Streaming Multiprocessors 160
2560 Shader 1280
48 Render Output Units 0
80 Texture Units 0
20 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Apple M2 10-Core GPU is 0.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 3.200 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 24 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type LPDDR5
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 3.200 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 0.0 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 102 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.552 GHz Base Clock 1.400 GHz
1.777 GHz Boost Clock
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking No

Thermal Design

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 130 W.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as --.

130 W TDP --
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max Unknown
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is equipped with a total of 0 Axial main fans.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU has 0 -- main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type --
-- Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) --
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 2
2.3 HDCP-Version --
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports --
2x DP v1.4a DP Ports --
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Apple M2 10-Core GPU is 6016x3384 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 6016x3384
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 0
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires -- space in the housing.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU needs the space of -- in the case and has a Integrated graphics Lanes interface.

-- Length --
-- Height --
-- Width --
-- Width (Slots) --
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface Integrated graphics

Additional data

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2022.

The Apple M2 10-Core GPU came on the market in Q2/2022 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2022
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price --
8 nm Structure size 5 nm
data sheet Documents --

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
41 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
44 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
99 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
66254
Apple M2 10-Core GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
29188

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
64724

Geekbench 6 - Metal

Apple M2 10-Core GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
47562

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
9.1
Apple M2 10-Core GPU Apple M2 10-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5
3.55

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