Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
21
12
n/a
n/a
76
45
36
19
The Witcher 3
16
13
9
n/a
67
53
36
19
Counter-Strike 2
38
22
15
n/a
113
78
56
21
Far Cry 6
24
25
15
n/a
58
55
38
21
Hogwarts Legacy
15
11
10
n/a
36
29
20
10
COD Modern Warfare 3
29
24
14
11
46
38
25
16
Ghost of Tsushima
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
35
27
21
11
Cyberpunk 2077
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
40
36
20
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
23
16
12
n/a
67
61
40
19
Avg FPS
1080p High2160
1080p Ultra1547
1440p Ultra1132
4K Ultra-16
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
1831
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
4911
Time Spy17354880
Solar Bayn/a21611
Port Royaln/a552
Fire Strike677112529
Night Raid2704553232
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
20580
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
58733
Background Blur52.5 frames/s88.6 frames/s
Face Detection24.9 frames/s57.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection0.79 Gpix/sec2.53 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.16 Gpix/sec3.33 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.25 Gpix/sec2.55 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.2 Gpix/sec0.76 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching65.5 Gpix/sec256.5 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics1832.4 fps7465.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
5028
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
9502
G2D Mark457486
DirectX 1138 fps73 fps
DirectX 1220 fps46 fps
GPU Compute2089 Ops/s3851 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
30 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
61.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)174.9 fps360.1 fps
Car Chase160.4 fps318.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)143.1 fps261.5 fps
T-Rex650.7 fps1272.8 fps
ALU 2631.8 fps1563.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2231 fps257.6 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation759.51731.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 25, 2016 January, 1, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Ampere
Codename GP107 GA107
Price 109 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1354 MHz 712-1530 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1455 MHz 1057-1740 MHz
Shader Units 640 2048
TMUs 40 64
ROPs 32 40
Execution Units 5 16
Ray Tracing Cores No 16
Tensor Cores No 64
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 1024 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 47 Gpix/sec 42-70 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 58 GTex/s 68-111 GTex/s
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 75 W 35-95 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 14 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 132 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 3 billion 8.7 billion
Transistor density 22.73 MTr/mm² 43.5 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1752 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 7000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 2 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
112.1 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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