NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 SE Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a fundamental generation gap between these two NVIDIA mobile GPUs. The RTX 3050 A Mobile belongs to the Ampere architecture from the GeForce 30-series, while the RTX 5090 SE is a Blackwell 2.0 design from the GeForce 50-series. Their benchmark profiles cannot be directly compared because the RTX 5090 SE has no recorded benchmark scores in the database; its average benchmark score is zero, and it has no nearest rivals listed. The RTX 3050 A Mobile, in contrast, has a complete set of eight benchmark results, an average score of 8,746, and a percentile ranking of 44 against all GPUs. The RTX 5090 SE holds a 50th percentile ranking, but this is based on no measured data. The verdict from the database is clear: the RTX 3050 A Mobile is a fully characterized mobile part with measurable performance, while the RTX 5090 SE is a high-end desktop-class GPU whose benchmark presence is yet to be recorded. For users relying on measured performance data, the RTX 3050 A Mobile is the only unit with actionable numbers. For those evaluating raw architectural specifications, the RTX 5090 SE presents a dramatically larger configuration, but its actual benchmark behavior remains unrecorded in this database.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 3050 A Mobile uses the GA106 chip on an 8 nm Samsung process, containing 12,000 million transistors on a die size of 276 mm². The transistor density is 43.5 million per square millimeter. The RTX 5090 SE uses the GB202 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 122.9 million per square millimeter. The RTX 5090 SE packs over seven times the transistor count into a die roughly 2.7 times larger, reflecting the denser manufacturing process.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has a base clock of 1065 MHz and a boost clock of 1343 MHz. The RTX 5090 SE operates at a 1740 MHz base and 2377 MHz boost. Memory configurations diverge sharply: the RTX 3050 A Mobile uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with memory running at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), producing 192.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5090 SE uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus, with memory at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), delivering 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5090 SE has roughly seven times the memory capacity and nearly seven times the bandwidth.

Compute resources scale dramatically. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has 1792 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, 32 raster output units, 14 ray tracing cores, and 56 tensor cores. The RTX 5090 SE has 14,080 shading units, 440 texture mapping units, 160 raster output units, 110 ray tracing cores, and 440 tensor cores. The RTX 5090 SE has 7.9 times the shading units, 7.9 times the texture units, 5 times the ROPs, 7.9 times the ray tracing cores, and 7.9 times the tensor cores. Pixel rate on the RTX 3050 A Mobile is 42.98 GPixel/s versus 380.3 GPixel/s on the RTX 5090 SE. Texture rate is 75.21 GTexel/s versus 1,045.9 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 compute are both 4.813 TFLOPS on the smaller card, while the larger card delivers 66.94 TFLOPS in both precisions, a 13.9-fold difference.

Power and physical design diverge completely. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 45 W TDP, is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) slot width, and uses no power connectors. The RTX 5090 SE has a 500 W TDP, is a dual-slot card, requires a single 16-pin power connector, and lists a suggested power supply of 900 W. The RTX 5090 SE measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has no recorded dimensions. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x8 for the RTX 3050 A Mobile versus PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RTX 5090 SE. Display outputs are portable-device dependent for the RTX 3050 A Mobile, while the RTX 5090 SE provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Production status differs: the RTX 3050 A Mobile is end-of-life, while the RTX 5090 SE is active. The RTX 3050 A Mobile was released at the end of 2023, and the RTX 5090 SE at the end of 2025. The RTX 3050 A Mobile succeeds the GeForce 20 Mobile series; the RTX 5090 SE succeeds the GeForce 40 series and has the GeForce 60 as its successor.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 3050 A Mobile wins on measured benchmark availability. The database records eight separate scores for this GPU. Its Geekbench OpenCL score is 52,998. Passmark scores include DirectX 10 at 61, DirectX 11 at 94, DirectX 12 at 55, and DirectX 9 at 152. The G2D (2D graphics) score is 526, the G3D score is 11,664, and the GPU compute score is 4,419. Its average benchmark score is 8,746, and it ranks in the 44th percentile against all GPUs. These numbers give a concrete picture of its performance profile.

The RTX 5090 SE wins on architectural specifications. It has a higher base and boost clock, larger memory capacity, newer memory type, wider bus, vastly higher bandwidth, more shading units, more texture units, more ROPs, more ray tracing cores, more tensor cores, higher pixel rate, higher texture rate, and higher compute throughput. It also uses a denser 5 nm process from TSMC, whereas the RTX 3050 A Mobile uses an 8 nm process from Samsung. The RTX 5090 SE has a higher transistor density and more total transistors. It supports PCIe 5.0 x16, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The RTX 5090 SE is an active production part, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile is end-of-life.

The RTX 3050 A Mobile wins on power efficiency in terms of absolute power draw. Its 45 W TDP is dramatically lower than the 500 W TDP of the RTX 5090 SE. It also has no external power connector requirement, making it suited to compact portable systems. The RTX 5090 SE requires a 16-pin connector and a 900 W suggested power supply. The RTX 3050 A Mobile is an IGP slot width, meaning it integrates directly into a portable device, while the RTX 5090 SE is dual-slot with discrete dimensions.

The RTX 5090 SE wins on memory capacity and bandwidth. Its 24 GB GDDR7 configuration with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth eclipses the 4 GB GDDR6 configuration with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. For workloads that require large datasets or high throughput memory access, the RTX 5090 SE has a decisive specification advantage. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has no such advantage in any measured benchmark category, but it has the advantage of having any measured benchmark category at all.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has recorded benchmark scores in the database?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile has eight recorded benchmark scores, including Geekbench OpenCL at 52,998 and Passmark G3D at 11,664. The RTX 5090 SE has no recorded benchmark scores; its average benchmark score is zero.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference between the two?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5090 SE uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do the compute capabilities compare?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile delivers 4.813 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16. The RTX 5090 SE delivers 66.94 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16. The RTX 5090 SE has 14,080 shading units versus 1,792 on the RTX 3050 A Mobile.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 45 W TDP and uses no power connectors. The RTX 5090 SE has a 500 W TDP, uses one 16-pin power connector, and lists a suggested power supply of 900 W.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile is end-of-life. The RTX 5090 SE is active.

Q: Which GPU ranks higher in the database percentile system?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile ranks in the 44th percentile against all GPUs. The RTX 5090 SE ranks in the 50th percentile, but this is based on no recorded benchmark scores.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database does not contain any head-to-head benchmark entries for these two GPUs. The head-to-head benchmark list is empty, and the win counts are zero for both sides. This means there are no direct comparative measurements between the RTX 3050 A Mobile and the RTX 5090 SE. Instead, the available data consists of standalone benchmark scores for the RTX 3050 A Mobile and architectural specifications for both.

The RTX 3050 A Mobile's strongest recorded results are its Geekbench OpenCL score of 52,998 and its Passmark G3D score of 11,664. Its Passmark GPU compute score is 4,419. The lower DirectX scores, 55 for DirectX 12 and 61 for DirectX 10, suggest that this GPU is better suited to less demanding graphics workloads. The DirectX 9 score of 152 and DirectX 11 score of 94 indicate older API performance is relatively stronger. The G2D score of 526 covers 2D graphics operations.

For the RTX 5090 SE, the only comparable data points are its architectural specifications. Its FP32 compute of 66.94 TFLOPS is 13.9 times the FP32 of the RTX 3050 A Mobile. Its texture rate of 1,045.9 GTexel/s is 13.9 times the 75.21 GTexel/s of the RTX 3050 A Mobile. Its pixel rate of 380.3 GPixel/s is 8.8 times the 42.98 GPixel/s of the RTX 3050 A Mobile. Its memory bandwidth of 1.34 TB/s is 7.0 times the 192.0 GB/s of the RTX 3050 A Mobile. Its boost clock of 2377 MHz is 1.77 times the 1343 MHz boost clock of the RTX 3050 A Mobile. Its base clock of 1740 MHz is 1.63 times the 1065 MHz base clock of the RTX 3050 A Mobile.

The RTX 3050 A Mobile's nearest rivals in the database provide context for its performance level. Its average score of 8,746 sits just above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 at 8,743 (a difference of 0 percent) and the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 at 8,686 (0.7 percent faster). It sits below the AMD Radeon R9 M265X at 8,851 (1.2 percent slower) and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 at 8,863 (1.3 percent slower). These deltas are all within roughly one percent, placing the RTX 3050 A Mobile in a tight performance cluster with those four GPUs. The RTX 5090 SE has no nearest rivals recorded, so no similar contextual comparison is possible.

The absence of benchmark scores for the RTX 5090 SE means the database cannot confirm whether its architectural advantages translate into proportional performance gains. The specification sheet suggests a GPU with roughly 14 times the compute throughput of the RTX 3050 A Mobile, but without measured results, that figure remains theoretical. The RTX 3050 A Mobile, despite being end-of-life and from an older generation, has the advantage of verified benchmark data. The RTX 5090 SE, while active and architecturally superior on paper, has no recorded performance metrics to validate its capabilities.

The percentile rankings reflect this asymmetry. The RTX 3050 A Mobile's 44th percentile is based on its measured average score of 8,746. The RTX 5090 SE's 50th percentile is based on an average score of zero, which is not a meaningful comparison. The database treats the RTX 5090 SE as having no benchmark presence, so its percentile ranking cannot be interpreted as evidence of performance. The RTX 3050 A Mobile's ranking, in contrast, is grounded in actual measured results across multiple test suites.

The power consumption figures highlight the practical divide. The RTX 3050 A Mobile draws 45 W and requires no external power, making it suitable for integrated portable systems. The RTX 5090 SE draws 500 W, requires a 16-pin power connector, and needs a 900 W power supply. These are different classes of hardware: one is a low-power mobile solution, the other is a high-power discrete card with substantial cooling and power delivery requirements. The physical dimensions of the RTX 5090 SE, 267 mm by 111 mm by 40 mm, confirm its dual-slot desktop-oriented design, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has no dimensions recorded because it is an IGP.

The manufacturing processes also differ in ways that affect transistor density. The RTX 3050 A Mobile's 8 nm Samsung process yields 43.5 million transistors per square millimeter. The RTX 5090 SE's 5 nm TSMC process yields 122.9 million transistors per square millimeter, a 2.8-fold increase in density. This density advantage, combined with the larger die, explains the massive difference in transistor count: 92,200 million versus 12,000 million. The RTX 5090 SE has 7.7 times the transistors of the RTX 3050 A Mobile. The die size difference, 750 mm² versus 276 mm², is a 2.7-fold increase.

The release dates place these GPUs two years apart. The RTX 3050 A Mobile was released at the end of 2023, and the RTX 5090 SE at the end of 2025. The RTX 3050 A Mobile's predecessor is the GeForce 20 Mobile series, while the RTX 5090 SE's predecessor is the GeForce 40 series and its successor is the GeForce 60. The RTX 5090 SE has a launch MSRP of 1,499 USD, which is listed once here. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has no launch MSRP recorded. The API support is identical: both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The display outputs differ, with the RTX 5090 SE offering specific ports and the RTX 3050 A Mobile relying on portable device outputs.