NVIDIA is not finished with the GeForce RTX 30 Series, as they are planning to release a new version of the GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU. This new release is intriguing because it will be an Ampere 8nm generation GPU built with the current-gen Ada Lovelace architecture and advanced node technology. This new GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU will use a larger chip than the GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU. With a GeForce RTX 4050 already existing in the laptop market (we are yet to see one for desktop graphics cards), there is a clear reason for NVIDIA to revamp the GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU with Ada technology. This would lead to a more efficient and compact GPU. The news of this new GeForce RTX 3050 comes from The PC ID Repository, which lists a new entry as AD106M[GeForce RTX 3050 A Laptop GPU]. NVIDIA’s GPU naming convention uses AD to refer to the Ada Lovelace architecture. The current GeForce RTX 3050 utilizes the Ampere-based GA107 chip. Videocardz.com has confirmed the new “GeForce RTX 3050 A Laptop GPU” in NVIDIA’s latest driver release, indicating that the new GPU is coming soon. Interestingly, the use of AD106 (in the ‘M’ mobile form) instead of AD107 suggests the use of technology found in the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, not the GeForce RTX 4060 or GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU. AD106, as seen in the RTX 4060 Ti, features 4,352 CUDA Cores, whereas the GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU only requires/uses 2048 CUDA Cores. This indicates another significantly cut-down GPU, similar to the recent batch of GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GPUs that utilize cut-down RTX 4090 GPU chips. While there are currently no laptops confirmed or listed to use this new Ada GeForce RTX 3050, we are eager to see if it will be more efficient while delivering the same level of performance.
NVIDIA Revives GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU with Ada Lovelace Architecture
