Nvidia prepares RTX 3050 A mobile graphics card

NVIDIA currently offers the GeForce RTX 3050 mobile graphics card for laptops with moderate graphics performance needs. Featuring the GA107 chip and belonging to the low-end segment of the Ampere architecture, it comes in various configurations. It boasts 2048-2560 CUDA cores, clock speeds ranging from 990 to 1740 MHz, 4GB of GDDR6 memory (with a 128-bit bus) or 6GB of GDDR6 memory (with a 96-bit bus), with a memory speed of 14 Gbps, and a TDP configuration between 35-80W.

According to VideoCardz, based on updates to the PCI-ID database, NVIDIA is preparing a GeForce RTX 3050 A mobile graphics card. Unlike its predecessor, this new version will utilize the AD106 chip based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, similar to the common GeForce RTX 40 series.

Compared to the GA107 chip used in the standard GeForce RTX 3050 mobile graphics card, the AD106 chip not only employs a next-generation GPU architecture but also features significantly higher specifications. The AD106 utilizes a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, has 32MB of L2 cache, and the full version comprises 36 SMs, corresponding to 4608 CUDA cores. It is equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 128-bit bus, and a speed of 18 Gbps. The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti desktop graphics card, which uses the same chip, features 34 SMs or 4352 CUDA cores, far surpassing the 2048-2560 CUDA cores of the GeForce RTX 3050 mobile graphics card.

The exact specifications of the GeForce RTX 3050 A mobile graphics card remain unclear. If following the precedent set by previous products, NVIDIA may need to disable a significant number of CUDA cores on the AD106 chip. NVIDIA has not yet commented on this issue, and the release date of the new graphics card is still unknown. However, the GeForce RTX 3050 A mobile graphics card was already included in the GeForce Game Ready 560.70 WHQL driver released last week.