NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU is a laptop graphics processor released on May 11, 2021, built on the Ampere architecture. It scores 11,966 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 8.6.
Depth: 19 recorded fields, 3 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified August 11, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark. Coverage: 3 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU scores 11,966 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 90.8% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #253), measured across 4 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 870.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU averages DirectX 9 155 fps, DirectX 10 59 fps, DirectX 11 80 fps, DirectX 12 57 fps and GPU Compute 5,262 ops/s, across 4 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU is based on the Ampere architecture and uses the GA107 (GN20-P0) graphics processor.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU was released on May 11, 2021.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU supports OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 8.6.
Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU.
Features
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU has 3 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Rendering
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Supported: Hardware ray tracing 2nd GenerationDedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.
Not listed (3)
No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, NVIDIA DLSS and Vulkan ray tracing. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU supports Hardware ray tracing (2nd Generation) under Rendering.
Compute and AI
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Supported: CUDA Compute capability 8.6Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.
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Supported: Tensor cores 3rd GenerationNVIDIA's dedicated matrix-math units used for AI workloads such as DLSS and machine-learning inference.
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU supports NVLink / SLI. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU supports CUDA (Compute capability 8.6) and Tensor cores (3rd Generation) under Compute and AI.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (Mobile).
Frequently asked questions
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU scores 11,966 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 90.8% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #253. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 57 fps.
Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU support ray tracing?
Yes. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU has hardware ray tracing (2nd Generation).
What is the CUDA compute capability of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU has CUDA compute capability 8.6.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU released?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU was released on May 11, 2021.