Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 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
76
45
36
19
124
78
64
44
The Witcher 3
67
53
36
19
135
114
80
42
Counter-Strike 2
113
78
56
21
201
148
110
55
Far Cry 6
58
55
38
21
104
95
74
41
Hogwarts Legacy
36
29
20
10
76
65
45
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
46
38
25
16
93
84
61
39
Ghost of Tsushima
35
27
21
11
73
56
43
25
Cyberpunk 2077
40
36
20
n/a
82
73
42
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
67
61
40
19
123
112
81
45
Avg FPS
1080p High60112
1080p Ultra4792
1440p Ultra3267
4K Ultra1637
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
4911
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
10197
Time Spy488010423
Solar Bay2161144973
Port Royal5525820
Fire Strike1252926478
Night Raid5323298514
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
58733
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
97986
Background Blur88.6 frames/s142.7 frames/s
Face Detection57.3 frames/s103.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.53 Gpix/sec3.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.33 Gpix/sec4.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.55 Gpix/sec4.63 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.76 Gpix/sec1.27 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching256.5 Gpix/sec430.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics7465.5 fps13519.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
9502
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
17587
G2D Mark486733
DirectX 1173 fps158 fps
DirectX 1246 fps73 fps
GPU Compute3851 Ops/s6845 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
61.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)360.1 fps725.1 fps
Car Chase318.7 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)261.5 fps484.8 fps
T-Rex1272.8 fps2723.3 fps
ALU 21563.9 fps3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2257.6 fps272.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1731.13381.9

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 1, 2021 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA107 AD107 (GN21-X4)

GPU

GPU Frequency 712-1530 MHz 1140-2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1057-1740 MHz 1470-2370 MHz
Shader Units 2048 3072
TMUs 64 96
ROPs 40 48
Execution Units 16 24
Ray Tracing Cores 16 24
Tensor Cores 64 96
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 42-70 Gpix/sec 71-114 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 68-111 GTex/s 141-228 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 35-95 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 8.7 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 43.5 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
192 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
256 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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