Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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
113
67
58
41
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
125
97
72
40
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
181
136
95
47
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
92
85
67
36
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
67
54
41
19
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
79
71
49
33
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
63
47
38
21
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
69
63
35
16
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
106
100
69
37
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High9976
1080p Ultra8059
1440p Ultra5843
4K Ultra3222
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
8493
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy90866227
Solar Bay3982530015
Port Royal51933542
Fire Strike2320915972
Night Raid9218874372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
97923
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur200 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection106.8 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.73 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.57 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.84 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.07 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching452 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics11141.9 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
16119
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark819918
DirectX 11129 fps91 fps
DirectX 1260 fps59 fps
GPU Compute6446 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
100.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)538.5 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase455.5 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)405.2 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex1996.1 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 22485.9 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2258.9 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2579.12081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 17, 2018 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU106 GA106
Price 599 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1410 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1620 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 2304 2560
TMUs 144 80
ROPs 64 32
Execution Units 36 20
Ray Tracing Cores 36 20
Tensor Cores 288 80
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 104 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 233 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.5 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 175 W 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 the clear winner in this comparison.

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