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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU: specs, benchmarks and comparison

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Render rank (OptiX): 51 of 67; among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 8% of the leader
Release: May 11, 2021

Performance

Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend. A laptop chip’s result depends on the laptop model: its maker sets the power limit and cooling.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)

77.92 s

lower is better

Rank 21 of 31 tested on CUDA22% of the leader

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 23 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	75.81 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (OPTIX)

46.09 s

lower is better

Median of 13 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	49.28 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (CUDA)

343.79 s

lower is better

Median of 10 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (OPTIX)

153.22 s

lower is better

Median of 12 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)

165.66 s

lower is better

Median of 9 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (OPTIX)

95.59 s

lower is better

Median of 9 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (CUDA)

285.81 s

lower is better

Median of 10 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (OPTIX)

196.07 s

lower is better

Median of 7 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (CUDA)

482.77 s

lower is better

Median of 10 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (OPTIX)

216.56 s

lower is better

Median of 8 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (CUDA)

4,335.84 s

lower is better

Median of 6 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (OPTIX)

313.53 s

lower is better

Median of 7 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 4.5.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)

691 samples/min

higher is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (11)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0	517 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0	724 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0	540 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0	469 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0	688 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0	730 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0	721 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.1	600 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.0	741 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0	648 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1	553 samples/min · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 4.5.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)

1,148 samples/min

higher is better

Rank 51 of 67 tested on OptiX8% of the leader

1,148

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 191 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (19)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 5.3.0	1,074 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0	980 samples/min	42 of 48
Blender Benchmark 5.1.1	1,122 samples/min	43 of 46
Blender Benchmark 5.1.0	1,102 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 5.0.0	837 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 4.4.0	1,145 samples/min	47 of 59
Blender Benchmark 4.3.0	1,115 samples/min	40 of 50
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0	1,157 samples/min	38 of 47
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0	1,185 samples/min	36 of 45
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0	1,151 samples/min	38 of 47
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0	1,327 samples/min	38 of 49
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0	1,308 samples/min	33 of 41
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0	1,204 samples/min	32 of 43
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0	1,230 samples/min	27 of 37
Blender Benchmark 3.2.1	1,244 samples/min	23 of 30
Blender Benchmark 3.2.0	1,238 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.2	1,124 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0	1,244 samples/min	25 of 38
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1	1,262 samples/min · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Specifications

Chip maker values. The laptop maker sets the power limit, clocks and memory in each laptop.

Chip

GPU chip: GA107
Architecture: Ampere

Clocks

Boost clock: 990–1,740 MHz

Memory

Memory type: GDDR6

Power and dimensions

Interface: PCIe 4.0 x8

The clock range was checked against NVIDIA’s table on 2026-11-15; NVIDIA does not list power or PCIe version for this series. The laptop maker sets clocks and the power limit, so benchmark results depend on the laptop model.

Specifications: NVIDIA, checked November 15, 2026. Release date: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).